Giant piezoelectricity in oxide thin films with nanopillar structure

Liu, Huajun; Wu, Haijun; Ong, Khuong Phuong; Yang, Tiannan; Yang, Ping; Das, Pranab Kumar; Chi, Xiao; Zhang, Yang; Diao, Caozheng; Wong, Wai Kong Alaric; Chew, Eh Piew; Chen, Yi Fan; Tan, Chee Kiang Ivan; Rusydi, Andrivo; Breese, Mark B.  H.; Singh, David J.; Chen, Long-Qing; Pennycook, Stephen J.; Yao, Kui

doi:10.1126/science.abb3209

Giant piezoelectricity in oxide thin films with nanopillar structure

Journal Article · Thu Jul 16 04:00:00 EDT 2020 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb3209· OSTI ID:1803566

^[1]; ^[2]; Ong, Khuong Phuong ^[3]; Yang, Tiannan ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[6]; Chi, Xiao ^[7]; Zhang, Yang ^[2]; Diao, Caozheng ^[6]; Wong, Wai Kong Alaric ^[6]; ^[6]; Chen, Yi Fan ^[8]; Tan, Chee Kiang Ivan ^[8]; Rusydi, Andrivo ^[7]; ^[9]; ^[10]; ^[4]; ^[2]; ^[8]

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 138634 Singapore.; OSTI
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117575 Singapore.
Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 138632 Singapore.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117575 Singapore.; Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 117603 Singapore.
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 117603 Singapore.
Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117551 Singapore.
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 138634 Singapore.
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 117603 Singapore.; Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117551 Singapore.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.

High-performance piezoelectric materials are critical components for electromechanical sensors and actuators. For more than 60 years, the main strategy for obtaining large piezoelectric response has been to construct multiphase boundaries, where nanoscale domains with local structural and polar heterogeneity are formed, by tuning complex chemical compositions. We used a different strategy to emulate such local heterogeneity by forming nanopillar regions in perovskite oxide thin films. We obtained a giant effective piezoelectric coefficient $d_{33, f}^{*}$ of ~1098 picometers per volt with a high Curie temperature of ~450°C. Our lead-free composition of sodium-deficient sodium niobate contains only three elements (Na, Nb, and O). The formation of local heterogeneity with nanopillars in the perovskite structure could be the basis for a general approach to designing and optimizing various functional materials.

Research Organization:: Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019114

OSTI ID:: 1803566

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6501 Vol. 369; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAAS

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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