Contact-free reversible switching of improper ferroelectric domains by electron and ion irradiation

Roede, Erik D.; Mosberg, Aleksander B.; Evans, Donald M.; Bourret, Edith; Yan, Zewu; van Helvoort, Antonius T. J.; Meier, Dennis

doi:10.1063/5.0038909

Contact-free reversible switching of improper ferroelectric domains by electron and ion irradiation

Journal Article · Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2021 · APL Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0038909· OSTI ID:1810810

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Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich (Switzerland)

Focused ion beam (FIB) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to reversibly switch improper ferroelectric domains in the hexagonal manganite ErMnO₃. Surface charging is achieved by local ion (positive charging) and electron (positive and negative charging) irradiation, which allows controlled polarization switching without the need for electrical contacts. Polarization cycling reveals that the domain walls tend to return to the equilibrium configuration obtained in the as-grown state. The response of sub-surface domains is studied by FIB cross-sectioning, enabling imaging in the direction perpendicular to the applied electric field. The results clarify how the polarization reversal in hexagonal manganites progresses at the level of domains, resolving both domain wall movements and the nucleation and growth of new domains. Our FIB-SEM based switching approach is applicable to all ferroelectrics where a sufficiently large electric field can be built up via surface charging, facilitating contact-free high-resolution studies of the domain and domain wall response to electric fields in 3D.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: European Research Council (ERC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1810810

Journal Information:: APL Materials, Journal Name: APL Materials Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 9; ISSN 2166-532X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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