Mechanical Switching of Nanoscale Multiferroic Phase Boundaries

Li, Yong-Jun; Wang, Jian-Jun; Ye, Jian-Chao; Ke, Xiao-Xing; Gou, Gao-Yang; Wei, Yan; Xue, Fei; Wang, Jing; Wang, Chuan-Shou; Peng, Ren-Ci; Deng, Xu-Liang; Yang, Yong; Ren, Xiao-Bing; Chen, Long-Qing; Nan, Ce-Wen; Zhang, Jin-Xing

doi:10.1002/adfm.201500600

Mechanical Switching of Nanoscale Multiferroic Phase Boundaries

Journal Article · Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201500600· OSTI ID:1650428

Li, Yong-Jun ^[1]; Wang, Jian-Jun ^[2]; Ye, Jian-Chao ^[3]; Ke, Xiao-Xing ^[4]; Gou, Gao-Yang ^[5]; Wei, Yan ^[6]; Xue, Fei ^[7]; Wang, Jing ^[1]; Wang, Chuan-Shou ^[1]; Peng, Ren-Ci ^[2]; Deng, Xu-Liang ^[6]; Yang, Yong ^[8]; Ren, Xiao-Bing ^[5]; Chen, Long-Qing ^[2]; Nan, Ce-Wen ^[2]; Zhang, Jin-Xing ^[1]

Beijing Normal University (China). Dept. of Physics
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). School of Materials Science and Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Physical and Life Science Directorate
Univ. of Antwerp (Belgium). EMAT (Electron Microscopy for Materials Science)
Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an (China). Frontier Inst. of Science and Technology and State Key Lab. for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Peking Univ., Beijing (China). Dept. of Geriatric Dentistry and School and Hospital of Stomatology
Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Pennsylvania State University; University Park; PA 16802 USA
City Univ. of Hong Kong (Hong Kong). Centre for Advanced Structural Materials and Dept. of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

Tuning the lattice degree of freedom in nanoscale functional crystals is critical to exploit the emerging functionalities such as piezoelectricity, shape-memory effect, or piezomagnetism, which are attributed to the intrinsic lattice-polar or lattice-spin coupling. In this study, it is reported that a mechanical probe can be a dynamic tool to switch the ferroic orders at the nanoscale multiferroic phase boundaries in BiFeO₃ with a phase mixture, where the material can be reversibly transformed between the “soft” tetragonal-like and the “hard” rhombohedral-like structures. The microscopic origin of the nonvolatile mechanical switching of the multiferroic phase boundaries, coupled with a reversible 180° rotation of the in-plane ferroelectric polarization, is the nanoscale pressure-induced elastic deformation and reconstruction of the spontaneous strain gradient across the multiferroic phase boundaries. The reversible control of the room-temperature multiple ferroic orders using a pure mechanical stimulus may bring us a new pathway to achieve the potential energy conversion and sensing applications.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1650428

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--741642; 896021

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 25; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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