Symmetry breaking and electrical frustration during tip-induced polarization switching in the non-polar cut of lithium niobate single crystals

Ievlev, Anton; Alikin, Denis O.; Morozovska, A. N.; Varenyk, O. V.; Eliseev, E. A.; Kholkin, Andrei; Shur, Vladimir Ya.; Kalinin, Sergei V.

doi:10.1021/nn506268g

Title: Symmetry breaking and electrical frustration during tip-induced polarization switching in the non-polar cut of lithium niobate single crystals

Journal Article · Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2014 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/nn506268g· OSTI ID:1185733

Ievlev, Anton ^[1]; Alikin, Denis O. ^[2]; Morozovska, A. N. ^[3]; Varenyk, O. V. ^[4]; Eliseev, E. A. ^[3]; Kholkin, Andrei ^[5]; Shur, Vladimir Ya. ^[2]; Kalinin, Sergei V. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Ural Federal Univ. (Russia)
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), Kiev (Ukraine).
Kiev University (Ukraine)
Univ. of Aveiro (Portugal)

Polarization switching in ferroelectric materials is governed by a delicate interplay between bulk polarization dynamics and screening processes at surfaces and domain walls. Here we explore the mechanism of tip-induced polarization switching in the non-polar cuts of uniaxial ferroelectrics. In this case, in-plane component of polarization vector switches, allowing for detailed observations of resultant domain morphologies. We observe surprising variability of resultant domain morphologies stemming from fundamental instability of formed charged domain wall and associated electric frustration. In particular, we demonstrate that controlling vertical tip position allows the polarity of the switching to be controlled. This represents very unusual form of symmetry breaking where mechanical motion in vertical direction controls the lateral domain growth. The implication of these studies for ferroelectric devices and domain wall electronics are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1185733

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 1936-0851

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