Confinement‐Driven Inverse Domain Scaling in Polycrystalline ErMnO 3

Schultheiß, Jan; Xue, Fei; Roede, Erik; Ånes, Håkon W.; Danmo, Frida H.; Selbach, Sverre M.; Chen, Long‐Qing; Meier, Dennis

doi:10.1002/adma.202203449

Confinement‐Driven Inverse Domain Scaling in Polycrystalline ErMnO ₃

Journal Article · Thu Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202203449· OSTI ID:1892109

^[1]; Xue, Fei ^[2]; Roede, Erik ^[1]; Ånes, Håkon W. ^[1]; Danmo, Frida H. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Department of Materials Science and Engineering NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Høgskoleringen 1 Trondheim 7034 Norway
Department of Materials Science and Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA

Abstract

The research on topological phenomena in ferroelectric materials has revolutionized the way people understand polar order. Intriguing examples are polar skyrmions, vortex/anti‐vortex structures, and ferroelectric incommensurabilties, which promote emergent physical properties ranging from electric‐field‐controllable chirality to negative capacitance effects. Here, the impact of topologically protected vortices on the domain formation in improper ferroelectric ErMnO ₃ polycrystals is studied, demonstrating inverted domain scaling behavior compared to classical ferroelectrics. It is observed that as the grain size increases, smaller domains are formed. Phase field simulations reveal that elastic strain fields drive the annihilation of vortex/anti‐vortex pairs within the grains and individual vortices at the grain boundaries. The inversion of the domain scaling behavior has far‐reaching implications, providing fundamentally new opportunities for topology‐based domain engineering and the tuning of the electromechanical and dielectric performance of ferroelectrics in general.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020145

OSTI ID:: 1892109

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2421441
OSTI ID: 1897791

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 45 Vol. 34; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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