Switchable planar chirality and spin texture in highly ordered ferroelectric hybrid perovskite domains

Li, Chuanzhao; Telychko, Mykola; Zheng, Yue; Yuan, Shurong; Wu, Zhenyue; Wong, Walter P. D.; Li, Yixin; Jin, Yuanyuan; Io, Weng Fu; Wang, Xinyun; Lin, Junhao; Hao, Jianhua; Han, Cheng; Leng, Kai

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-54524-3

Switchable planar chirality and spin texture in highly ordered ferroelectric hybrid perovskite domains

Journal Article · Mon Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54524-3· OSTI ID:2480038

Li, Chuanzhao ^[1]; Telychko, Mykola ^[2]; Zheng, Yue ^[3]; Yuan, Shurong ^[1]; Wu, Zhenyue ^[1]; Wong, Walter P. D. ^[4]; ^[1]; Jin, Yuanyuan ^[1]; Io, Weng Fu ^[1]; Wang, Xinyun ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[1]; ^[3]; ^[1]

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Shenzhen University (China)
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen (China)

Chiral organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites offer a promising platform for developing non-linear chiro-optical applications and chiral-induced spin selectivity. Here, we show that achiral hybrid perovskites that have highly ordered ferroelectric domains with orthogonal polarization exhibit planar chirality, as manifested by second harmonic generation with strong circular dichroism. Interestingly, the handedness of the second harmonic generation circular dichroism response can be alternatingly switched between orthogonally polarized domains and domain walls. To correlate the origin of planar chirality in these domains, atom-resolved atomic force microscopy is used to reveal distinct arrangements of atomic rows in these ferroelectric crystals that indicate planar symmetry breaking. Remarkably, a large SHG anisotropy factor of 0.41 is measured at the domain wall. Additionally, spatially resolved two-photon photoluminescence excitation measurement provide evidence of larger Rashba spin-splitting in these chiral ferroelectric domains compared to domain-free areas. Our discoveries of domain-dependent planar chirality and spin texture hold great promise for advancement of domain-specific chiro-optical applications.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Shenzhen Strategic Emerging Industry Support Plan; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2480038

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 15; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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