کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1445731 988586 2013 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Direct observation of asymmetric domain wall motion in a ferroelectric capacitor
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد سرامیک و کامپوزیت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Direct observation of asymmetric domain wall motion in a ferroelectric capacitor
چکیده انگلیسی

We report in situ transmission electron microscopy observations of the 180° polarization switching process of a PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3 (PZT) capacitor. The preferential, but asymmetric, nucleation and forward growth of switched c-domains were observed at the PZT/electrode interfaces, arising due to the built-in electric field induced at each interface. The subsequent sideways growth of the switched domains was inhibited by the depolarization field due to the imperfect charge compensation at the counter-electrode and also at the boundaries with preexisting a-domains, which contributed further to the asymmetric switching behavior. It was found that the preexisting a-domains split into fine a- and c-domains constituting a 90° stripe domain pattern during the 180° polarization switching process, revealing that these domains also actively participated in the out-of-plane polarization switching. The real-time observations uncovered the origin of the switching asymmetry and further clarified the importance of charged domain walls and the interfaces with electrodes in the ferroelectric switching processes.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Acta Materialia - Volume 61, Issue 18, October 2013, Pages 6765–6777
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