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Shvartsman, Vladimir V.; Kleemann, W.; Łukasiewicz, T.; Dec, J.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.77.054105

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“…The PFM spatial resolution in the 3-5 nm range allowed delineation of the domain distribution and probing of the nanodomain dynamics at low temperatures where a nonexponential decay was observed. 25 Significant coarsening of the nanodomain structure over time was found in the non-ergodic phase. 26 The nanoscale behavior is much more complicated in the Pb-based "cubic" relaxors, which include PbMg 1/3 Nb 2/3 O 3 In these materials, the polarization aligns along eight equivalent [111] directions of the cubic perovskite lattice, and interpretation of the piezoresponse images is not an easy task, taking into account possible surface phase transitions 27 and the lack of a microscopic theory that could explain the hierarchical 2D random patterns observed by PFM.…”

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Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: A Window into Electromechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale

Bonnell¹,

Kalinin²,

Kholkin³

et al. 2009

MRS Bull.

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Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) is a powerful method widely used for nanoscale studies of the electromechanical coupling effect in various materials systems. Here, we review recent progress in this field that demonstrates great potential of PFM for the investigation of static and dynamic properties of ferroelectric domains, nanofabrication and lithography, local functional control, and structural imaging in a variety of inorganic and organic materials, including piezoelectrics, semiconductors, polymers, biomolecules, and biological systems. Future pathways for PFM application in high-density data storage, nanofabrication, and spectroscopy are discussed. AbstractPiezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) is a powerful method widely used for nanoscale studies of the electromechanical coupling effect in various materials systems. Here, we review recent progress in this field that demonstrates great potential of PFM for the investigation of static and dynamic properties of ferroelectric domains, nanofabrication and lithography, local functional control, and structural imaging in a variety of inorganic and organic materials, including piezoelectrics, semiconductors, polymers, biomolecules, and biological systems. Future pathways for PFM application in high-density data storage, nanofabrication, and spectroscopy are discussed.

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Section: Statics and Dynamics Of Domains In Ferroelectric Relaxorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: A Window into Electromechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale

Bonnell¹,

Kalinin²,

Kholkin³

et al. 2009

MRS Bull.

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“…There are very limited works devoted to study of the influence of doping on ferroelectric properties, especially the polarization switching mechanism. Until recently, high-resolution studies of SBN crystals were limited to piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) techniques, providing the visualization of the domain structure at the nanoscale [14][15][16][17]. In the PFM experiment conditions, the electric field is strongly localized and inhomogeneous.…”

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Effect of Ni doping on ferroelectric and dielectric properties of strontium barium niobate crystals

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The influence of Ni doping on the ferroelectric and dielectric properties have been examined in Sr 0.61 Ba 0.39 Nb 2 O 6 (SBN:61) relaxor crystals. The dopants introduced into SBN:61 crystals promote the switching process by reducing the value of threshold nucleation field, and thus coercive field. We present real-time studies of domain nucleation and growth processes in doped SBN:61 by the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) decoration technique. The broad phase transition and low-frequency dielectric dispersion that are exhibited by doped SBN:61 samples have a strong link to the configuration of the ferroelectrics microdomains, which in turn is strongly determined by Ni ions concentration.

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“…Despite recent progress in understanding relaxor behavior, 2,3 a number of aspects remain unresolved, including the polarization switching mechanisms ͑rotation versus wall motion͒ and observations of Barkhausen noise during polarization reversal, among others. 4 The development of piezoresponse force microscopy ͑PFM͒ in the past decade has precipitated several studies of mesoscopic domain polarization distributions in relaxor ferroelectrics, including observations of fractal domain walls in the nonergodic phase of relaxors, [5][6][7] ferroelectric domains in uniaxial relaxors, 8,9 and persistent labyrinthine domains of spontaneous polarization in the macroscopically nonpolar "ergodic" relaxor phase. 6,10,11 Complementary to imaging static domain patterns, piezoresponse force spectroscopy 12 was used to study local polarization dynamics in relaxors.…”

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Mapping bias-induced phase stability and random fields in relaxor ferroelectrics

Rodriguez¹,

Jesse²,

Bokov³

et al. 2009

Applied Physics Letters

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The spatial variability of polarization reversal behavior in the relaxor 0.9Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3O3)–0.1PbTiO3 crystal, is revealed on the ∼100 nm scale using switching spectroscopy piezoresponse force microscopy. Quenched fields conjugate to polarization are found, which show mesoscopic (∼100–200 nm) spatial fluctuations around near-zero bias values. The mapping of the stability gap of the bias-induced phase and conjugate random fields is demonstrated. The origin of the observed nanoscale domains and the field-induced part of the polarization are discussed.

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Nanopolar structure inSrxBa1−xNb2O6single crys

Cited by 134 publications

References 30 publications

Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: A Window into Electromechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale

Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: A Window into Electromechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale

Effect of Ni doping on ferroelectric and dielectric properties of strontium barium niobate crystals

Mapping bias-induced phase stability and random fields in relaxor ferroelectrics

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