Enhancing polarization by electrode-controlled strain relaxation in PbTiO{sub 3} heterostructures
A large remanent polarization close to theoretical value 80 μC/cm{sup 2} of bulk PbTiO{sub 3} is achieved in epitaxial heterostructures of (120–600)-nm-thick PbTiO{sub 3} films grown by pulsed laser deposition on (001) SrTiO{sub 3} substrate using a 100-nm-thick SrRuO{sub 3} bottom electrode layer. The heterostructures employing a 50-nm-thick electrode exhibit a significantly smaller polarization of ≤60 μC/cm{sup 2}. A detailed x-ray diffraction analysis of the crystal structure allows for relating this large polarization to electrode-controlled relaxation of epitaxial strain in PbTiO{sub 3}. Based on the observed results, we anticipate that the electrode-promoted strain relaxation can be used to enhance polarization in other epitaxial ferroelectric films.
- OSTI ID:
- 22499245
- Journal Information:
- APL Materials, Journal Name: APL Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 4; ISSN AMPADS; ISSN 2166-532X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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