Ultrafast terahertz-field-driven ionic response in ferroelectric BaTiO3

Chen, F.; Zhu, Y.; Liu, S.; Qi, Y.; Hwang, H. Y.; Brandt, N. C.; Lu, J.; Quirin, F.; Enquist, H.; Zalden, P.; Hu, T.; Goodfellow, J.; Sher, M. -J.; Hoffmann, M. C.; Zhu, D.; Lemke, H.; Glownia, J.; Chollet, M.; Damodaran, A. R.; Park, J.; Cai, Z.; Jung, I. W.; Highland, M. J.; Walko, D. A.; Freeland, J. W.; Evans, P. G.; Vailionis, A.; Larsson, J.; Nelson, K. A.; Rappe, A. M.; Sokolowski-Tinten, K.; Martin, L. W.; Wen, H.; Lindenberg, A. M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.180104

Title: Ultrafast terahertz-field-driven ionic response in ferroelectric ${BaTiO}_{3}$

Journal Article · Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.94.180104· OSTI ID:1336252

Chen, F.; Zhu, Y.; Liu, S.; Qi, Y.; Hwang, H. Y.; Brandt, N. C.; Lu, J.; Quirin, F.; Enquist, H.; Zalden, P.; Hu, T.; Goodfellow, J.; Sher, M. -J.; Hoffmann, M. C.; Zhu, D.; Lemke, H.; Glownia, J.; Chollet, M.; Damodaran, A. R.; Park, J. more »

The dynamical processes associated with electric field manipulation of the polarization in a ferroelectric remain largely unknown but fundamentally determine the speed and functionality of ferroelectric materials and devices. Here we apply subpicosecond duration, single-cycle terahertz pulses as an ultrafast electric field bias to prototypical BaTiO₃ ferroelectric thin films with the atomic-scale response probed by femtosecond x-ray-scattering techniques. We show that electric fields applied perpendicular to the ferroelectric polarization drive large-amplitude displacements of the titanium atoms along the ferroelectric polarization axis, comparable to that of the built-in displacements associated with the intrinsic polarization and incoherent across unit cells. This effect is associated with a dynamic rotation of the ferroelectric polarization switching on and then off on picosecond time scales. These transient polarization modulations are followed by long-lived vibrational heating effects driven by resonant excitation of the ferroelectric soft mode, as reflected in changes in the c-axis tetragonality. The ultrafast structural characterization described here enables a direct comparison with first-principles-based molecular-dynamics simulations, with good agreement obtained.

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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)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1336252

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 94, Issue 18; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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