Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures

Li, Tao; Lipatov, Alexey; Lu, Haidong; Lee, Hyungwoo; Lee, Jung-Woo; Torun, Engin; Wirtz, Ludger; Eom, Chang-Beom; Íñiguez, Jorge; Sinitskii, Alexander; Gruverman, Alexei

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05640-4

Title: Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures

Journal Article · Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05640-4· OSTI ID:1511703

Li, Tao ^[1];

^[1]; Lu, Haidong ^[1]; Lee, Hyungwoo ^[2]; Lee, Jung-Woo ^[2]; Torun, Engin ^[3]; Wirtz, Ludger ^[3]; Eom, Chang-Beom ^[2]; Íñiguez, Jorge ^[4];

^[1];

^[1]

Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Univ. of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg Inst. of Science and Tech., Esch/Alzette (Luxembourg)

In the ferroelectric devices, polarization control is usually accomplished by application of an electric field. In this paper, we demonstrate optically induced polarization switching in BaTiO₃-based ferroelectric heterostructures utilizing a two-dimensional narrow-gap semiconductor MoS₂ as a top electrode. This effect is attributed to the redistribution of the photo-generated carriers and screening charges at the MoS₂/BaTiO₃ interface. Specifically, a two-step process, which involves formation of intra-layer excitons during light absorption followed by their decay into inter-layer excitons, results in the positive charge accumulation at the interface forcing the polarization reversal from the upward to the downward direction. Theoretical modeling of the MoS₂ optical absorption spectra with and without the applied electric field provides quantitative support for the proposed mechanism. It is suggested that the discovered effect is of general nature and should be observable in any heterostructure comprising a ferroelectric and a narrow gap semiconductor.

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

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

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OSTI ID:: 1511703

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723

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