Strong dependence of dielectric properties on electrical boundary conditions and interfaces in ferroelectric superlattices

被引：19

作者：

Misirlioglu, I. B. ^{[1
]}

Kesim, M. T. ^{[2
,3
]}

Alpay, S. P. ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Sabanci Univ, Fac Engn & Nat Sci, TR-34956 Istanbul, Turkey

[2] Univ Connecticut, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

[3] Univ Connecticut, Inst Mat Sci, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

[4] Univ Connecticut, Dept Phys, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2014年 / 104卷 / 02期

关键词：

THIN-FILMS; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; BATIO3/SRTIO3; SUPERLATTICES; MULTILAYERS; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4862408

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A computational study based on Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire theory is carried out to understand the role of interfaces on the dielectric response of ferroelectric superlattices. Using heteroepitaxial (001) PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3/(001)SrTiO3 heterostructures on (001)SrTiO3 as an example, we show that electrostatic boundary conditions have a pronounced effect on the dielectric response far below the ferroelectric phase transition temperature. For a fixed total multilayer thickness, the average dielectric response can be improved significantly for superlattices with a small layer periodicity. This is due to the large total internal electric fields at the interlayer interfaces which originate from the polarization mismatch between layers. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

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