Interaction Dynamics Between Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Domains in a PbZrO3-Based Ceramic

Fan, Zhongming; Xue, Fei; Tutuncu, Goknur; Chen, Long-Qing; Tan, Xiaoli

doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.11.064050

Title: Interaction Dynamics Between Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Domains in a ${Pb Zr O}_{3}$ -Based Ceramic

Journal Article · Fri Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physical Review Applied

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.11.064050· OSTI ID:1609867

Fan, Zhongming ^[1]; Xue, Fei ^[2]; Tutuncu, Goknur ^[1]; Chen, Long-Qing ^[2]; Tan, Xiaoli ^[1]

Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

The antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition in PbZrO₃-based oxides is of both fundamental and practical importance. In ceramics in which such a transition readily occurs, the antiferroelectric and the ferroelectric phases often coexist in individual grains with a coherent interphase interface. In this work, the electric biasing in situ transmission electron microscopy technique is employed to directly observe a unique microstructural dynamic when ferroelectric and antiferroelectric domains are driven by a moderate electric field to interact. It is found that, under monotonic loading, the ferroelectric domain grows until it is blocked by the ferroelectric-antiferroelectric interface. At the same time, a kink is formed on the interface at the contact point. Here, the interaction of the growing domain with the interface is interpreted in terms of depolarization field-assisted phase transition, which is supported by our phase-field simulation. Upon further bipolar cycling, the ferroelectric domain becomes less mobile and no longer reaches the ferroelectric-antiferroelectric interface, indicative of electric fatigue of the ferroelectric phase.

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Research Organization:: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46417; DMR-1700014; DMR-1629270

OSTI ID:: 1609867

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1564565

Journal Information:: Physical Review Applied, Vol. 11, Issue 6; ISSN 2331-7019

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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