Ferroelectricity and Self-Polarization in Ultrathin Relaxor Ferroelectric Films

被引:40
作者
Miao, Peixian [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhao, Yonggang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Luo, Nengneng [4 ]
Zhao, Diyang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Chen, Aitian [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Sun, Zhong [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Guo, Meiqi [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhu, Meihong [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Huiyun [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Li, Qiang [4 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Phys, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] Tsinghua Univ, State Key Lab Low Dimens Quantum Phys, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[3] Collaborat Innovat Ctr Quantum Matter, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[4] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Chem, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
来源
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2016年 / 6卷
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
PIEZOELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; FIELD;
D O I
10.1038/srep19965
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We report ferroelectricity and self-polarization in the (001) oriented ultrathin relaxor ferroelectric PMN-PT films grown on Nb-SrTiO3, SrRuO3 and La0.7Sr0.3MnO3, respectively. Resistance-voltage measurements and AC impedance analysis suggest that at high temperatures Schottky depletion width in a 4 nm thick PMN-PT film deposited on Nb-SrTiO3 is smaller than the film thickness. We propose that Schottky interfacial dipoles make the dipoles of the nanometer-sized polar nanoregions (PNRs) in PMN-PT films grown on Nb-SrTiO3 point downward at high temperatures and lead to the self-polarization at room temperature with the assistance of in-plane compressive strain. This work sheds light on the understanding of epitaxial strain effects on relaxor ferroelectric films and self-polarization mechanism.
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