Understanding the Role of Ferroelastic Domains on the Pyroelectric and Electrocaloric Effects in Ferroelectric Thin Films

Pandya, Shishir; Velarde, Gabriel A.; Gao, Ran; Everhardt, Arnoud S.; Wilbur, Joshua D.; Xu, Ruijuan; Maher, Josh T.; Agar, Joshua C.; Dames, Chris; Martin, Lane W.

doi:10.1002/adma.201803312

Understanding the Role of Ferroelastic Domains on the Pyroelectric and Electrocaloric Effects in Ferroelectric Thin Films

Journal Article · Wed Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201803312· OSTI ID:1526497

^[1]; Velarde, Gabriel A. ^[1]; Gao, Ran ^[1]; Everhardt, Arnoud S. ^[2]; Wilbur, Joshua D. ^[3]; Xu, Ruijuan ^[1]; Maher, Josh T. ^[1]; Agar, Joshua C. ^[4]; Dames, Chris ^[3]; ^[4]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Sciences Div.
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Sciences Div.

It is well known that temperature- and electric-field-induced structural transitions in a polydomain ferroelectric can have profound effects on its electrothermal susceptibilities. Here, the role of such ferroelastic domains on the pyroelectric and electrocaloric response is experimentally investigated in thin films of the tetragonal ferroelectric PbZr_0.2Ti_0.8O₃. By utilizing epitaxial strain, a rich set of ferroelastic polydomain states spanning a broad thermodynamic phase space are stabilized. Using temperature-dependent scanning-probe microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and high-frequency phase-sensitive pyroelectric measurements, the propensity of domains to reconfigure under a temperature perturbation is quantitatively studied. In turn, the “extrinsic” contributions to pyroelectricity exclusively due to changes between the ferroelastic domain population is elucidated as a function of epitaxial strain. Further, using highly sensitive thin-film resistive thermometry, direct electrocaloric temperature changes are measured on these polydomain thin films for the first time. The results demonstrate that temperature- and electric-field-driven domain interconversion under compressive strain diminish both the pyroelectric and the electrocaloric effects, while both these susceptibilities are enhanced due to the exact-opposite effect from the extrinsic contributions under tensile strain.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Army Research Office; NSF; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22), Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (SC-22.2)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0012375

OSTI ID:: 1526497

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1493098

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 31; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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