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Title: Liberating a hidden antiferroelectric phase with interfacial electrostatic engineering

Journal Article · · Science Advances
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  1. University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (United States)
  2. Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich (Switzerland)
  3. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
  4. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)
  6. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
  7. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States); Kavli Institute, Ithaca, NY (United States)
  8. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  9. University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  10. Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Berlin (Germany)
  11. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States); University of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
  12. University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  13. Kavli Institute, Ithaca, NY (United States); Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Berlin (Germany); Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)

Antiferroelectric materials have seen a resurgence of interest because of proposed applications in a number of energy-efficient technologies. Unfortunately, relatively few families of antiferroelectric materials have been identified, precluding many proposed applications. Here, we propose a design strategy for the construction of antiferroelectric materials using interfacial electrostatic engineering. We begin with a ferroelectric material with one of the highest known bulk polarizations, BiFeO3. By confining thin layers of BiFeO3 in a dielectric matrix, we show that a metastable antiferroelectric structure can be induced. Application of an electric field reversibly switches between this new phase and a ferroelectric state. The use of electrostatic confinement provides an untapped pathway for the design of engineered antiferroelectric materials with large and potentially coupled responses.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Army Research Office; ETH Zurich; Koerber Foundation; Air Force Office of Scientific Research; National Science Foundation (NSF); Cornell University
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-05CH11231; SC0012375
OSTI ID:
1885227
Journal Information:
Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 8; ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher:
AAASCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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