Photoinduced Domain Pattern Transformation in Ferroelectric-Dielectric Superlattices

Ahn, Youngjun; Park, Joonkyu; Pateras, Anastasios; Rich, Matthew B.; Zhang, Qingteng; Chen, Pice; Yusuf, Mohammed H.; Wen, Haidan; Dawber, Matthew; Evans, Paul G.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.057601

Photoinduced Domain Pattern Transformation in Ferroelectric-Dielectric Superlattices

Journal Article · Mon Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.057601· OSTI ID:1389728

Ahn, Youngjun ^[1]; Park, Joonkyu ^[2]; Pateras, Anastasios ^[2]; Rich, Matthew B. ^[2]; Zhang, Qingteng ^[2]; Chen, Pice ^[2]; Yusuf, Mohammed H. ^[3]; Wen, Haidan ^[4]; Dawber, Matthew ^[3]; Evans, Paul G. ^[2]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source

The nanodomain pattern in ferroelectric/dielectric superlattices transforms to a uniform polarization state under above-bandgap optical excitation. X-ray scattering reveals a disappearance of domain diffuse scattering and an expansion of the lattice. Furthermore, the reappearance of the domain pattern occurs over a period of seconds at room temperature, suggesting a transformation mechanism in which charge carriers in long-lived trap states screen the depolarization field. A Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire model predicts changes in lattice parameter and a critical carrier concentration for the transformation.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FG02-04ER46147

OSTI ID:: 1389728

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1373430
OSTI ID: 1389647

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 119; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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