Imprint control of BaTiO3 thin films via chemically induced surface polarization pinning

Lee, Hyungwoo; Kim, Tae Heon; Patzner, Jacob J.; Lu, Haidong; Lee, Jung -Woo; Zhou, Hua; Chang, Wansoo; Mahanthappa, Mahesh K.; Tsymbal, Evgeny Y.; Gruverman, Alexei; Eom, Chang -Beom

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05188

Imprint control of BaTiO₃ thin films via chemically induced surface polarization pinning

Journal Article · Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05188· OSTI ID:1325251

Lee, Hyungwoo ^[1]; Kim, Tae Heon ^[1]; Patzner, Jacob J. ^[1]; Lu, Haidong ^[2]; Lee, Jung -Woo ^[1]; Zhou, Hua ^[3]; Chang, Wansoo ^[1]; Mahanthappa, Mahesh K. ^[1]; Tsymbal, Evgeny Y. ^[2]; Gruverman, Alexei ^[2]; Eom, Chang -Beom ^[1]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Surface-adsorbed polar molecules can significantly alter the ferroelectric properties of oxide thin films. Thus, fundamental understanding and controlling the effect of surface adsorbates are crucial for the implementation of ferroelectric thin film devices, such as ferroelectric tunnel junctions. Herein, we report an imprint control of BaTiO₃ (BTO) thin films by chemically induced surface polarization pinning in the top few atomic layers of the water-exposed BTO films. Our studies based on synchrotron X-ray scattering and coherent Bragg rod analysis demonstrate that the chemically induced surface polarization is not switchable but reduces the polarization imprint and improves the bistability of ferroelectric phase in BTO tunnel junctions. Here, we conclude that the chemical treatment of ferroelectric thin films with polar molecules may serve as a simple yet powerful strategy to enhance functional properties of ferroelectric tunnel junctions for their practical applications.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1325251

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 16; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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