Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures
Abstract
In the ferroelectric devices, polarization control is usually accomplished by application of an electric field. In this paper, we demonstrate optically induced polarization switching in BaTiO3-based ferroelectric heterostructures utilizing a two-dimensional narrow-gap semiconductor MoS2 as a top electrode. This effect is attributed to the redistribution of the photo-generated carriers and screening charges at the MoS2/BaTiO3 interface. Specifically, a two-step process, which involves formation of intra-layer excitons during light absorption followed by their decay into inter-layer excitons, results in the positive charge accumulation at the interface forcing the polarization reversal from the upward to the downward direction. Theoretical modeling of the MoS2 optical absorption spectra with and without the applied electric field provides quantitative support for the proposed mechanism. It is suggested that the discovered effect is of general nature and should be observable in any heterostructure comprising a ferroelectric and a narrow gap semiconductor.
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- Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Univ. of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg Inst. of Science and Tech., Esch/Alzette (Luxembourg)
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- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1511703
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-06ER46327
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Li, Tao, Lipatov, Alexey, Lu, Haidong, Lee, Hyungwoo, Lee, Jung-Woo, Torun, Engin, Wirtz, Ludger, Eom, Chang-Beom, Íñiguez, Jorge, Sinitskii, Alexander, and Gruverman, Alexei. Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05640-4.
Li, Tao, Lipatov, Alexey, Lu, Haidong, Lee, Hyungwoo, Lee, Jung-Woo, Torun, Engin, Wirtz, Ludger, Eom, Chang-Beom, Íñiguez, Jorge, Sinitskii, Alexander, & Gruverman, Alexei. Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05640-4
Li, Tao, Lipatov, Alexey, Lu, Haidong, Lee, Hyungwoo, Lee, Jung-Woo, Torun, Engin, Wirtz, Ludger, Eom, Chang-Beom, Íñiguez, Jorge, Sinitskii, Alexander, and Gruverman, Alexei. Tue .
"Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05640-4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1511703.
@article{osti_1511703,
title = {Optical control of polarization in ferroelectric heterostructures},
author = {Li, Tao and Lipatov, Alexey and Lu, Haidong and Lee, Hyungwoo and Lee, Jung-Woo and Torun, Engin and Wirtz, Ludger and Eom, Chang-Beom and Íñiguez, Jorge and Sinitskii, Alexander and Gruverman, Alexei},
abstractNote = {In the ferroelectric devices, polarization control is usually accomplished by application of an electric field. In this paper, we demonstrate optically induced polarization switching in BaTiO3-based ferroelectric heterostructures utilizing a two-dimensional narrow-gap semiconductor MoS2 as a top electrode. This effect is attributed to the redistribution of the photo-generated carriers and screening charges at the MoS2/BaTiO3 interface. Specifically, a two-step process, which involves formation of intra-layer excitons during light absorption followed by their decay into inter-layer excitons, results in the positive charge accumulation at the interface forcing the polarization reversal from the upward to the downward direction. Theoretical modeling of the MoS2 optical absorption spectra with and without the applied electric field provides quantitative support for the proposed mechanism. It is suggested that the discovered effect is of general nature and should be observable in any heterostructure comprising a ferroelectric and a narrow gap semiconductor.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-05640-4},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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