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Direct observation of ferroelectric domain switching in varying electric field regimes using in situ TEM
Micron (Oxford, England : 1993), v 43(11), pp 1121-1126
01 Nov 2012
PMID: 22459251
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Abstract
In situ Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) techniques can potentially fill in gaps in the current understanding interfacial phenomena in complex oxides. Select multiferroic oxide materials. such as BiFeO3 (BFO), exhibit ferroelectric and magnetic order, and the two order parameters are coupled through a quantum-mechanical exchange interaction. The magneto-electric coupling in BFO allows control of the ferroelectric and magnetic domain structures via applied electric fields. Because of these unique properties, BFO and other magneto-electric multiferroics constitute a promising class of materials for incorporation into devices such as high-density ferroelectric and magnetoresistive memories, spin valves, and magnetic field sensors. The magneto-electric coupling in BFO is mediated by volatile ferroelastically switched domains that make it difficult to incorporate this material into devices.
To facilitate device integration, an understanding of the microstructural factors that affect ferroelastic relaxation and ferroelectric domain switching must be developed. In this article, a method of viewing ferroelectric (and ferroelastic) domain dynamics using in situ biasing in TEM is presented. The evolution of ferroelastically switched ferroelectric domains in BFO thin films during many switching cycles is investigated. Evidence of partial domain nucleation, propagation, and switching even at applied electric fields below the estimated coercive field is revealed. Our observations indicate that the occurrence of ferroelastic relaxation in switched domains and the stability of these domains is influenced the applied field as well as the BFO microstructure. These biasing experiments provide a real time view of the complex dynamics of domain switching and complement scanning probe techniques. Quantitative information about domain switching under bias in ferroelectric and multiferroic materials can be extracted from in situ TEM to provide a predictive tool for future device development. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Direct observation of ferroelectric domain switching in varying electric field regimes using in situ TEM
- Creators
- C. R. Winkler - Drexel UniversityA. R. Damodaran - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJ. Karthik - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignL. W. Martin - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignM. L. Taheri - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Micron (Oxford, England : 1993), v 43(11), pp 1121-1126
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- DE-FG02-07ER46453; DE-FG02-07ER46471 / U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) CMMI-1031403 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) N00014-1101-0296; N00014-10-10525 / Office of Naval Research W911NF-10-1-0482 / Army Research Office
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000308451200007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84864795237
- Other Identifier
- 991019335324304721
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