On-demand nanoengineering of in-plane ferroelectric topologies

Nualart, Marti Checa; Pant, Bharat; Puretzky, Alexander; Dryzhakov, Bogdan; Vasudevan, Rama K.; Liu, Yongtao; Kavle, Pravin; Dasgupta, Arvind; Martin, Lane W. W.; Cao, Ye; Collins, Liam; Jesse, Stephen; Marimon, Neus Domingo; Kelley, Kyle P.

doi:10.1038/s41565-024-01792-1

Title: On-demand nanoengineering of in-plane ferroelectric topologies

Journal Article · 26 September 2024 · Nature Nanotechnology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01792-1 · OSTI ID:2448140

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Hierarchical assemblies of ferroelectric nanodomains, so-called super-domains, can exhibit exotic morphologies that lead to distinct behaviours. Controlling these super-domains reliably is critical for realizing states with desired functional properties. Here we reveal the super-switching mechanism by using a biased atomic force microscopy tip, that is, the switching of the in-plane super-domains, of a model ferroelectric Pb_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃. We demonstrate that the writing process is dominated by a super-domain nucleation and stabilization process. A complex scanning-probe trajectory enables on-demand formation of intricate centre-divergent, centre-convergent and flux-closure polar structures. Correlative piezoresponse force microscopy and optical spectroscopy confirm the topological nature and tunability of the emergent structures. The precise and versatile nanolithography in a ferroic material and the stability of the generated structures, also validated by phase-field modelling, suggests potential for reliable multi-state nanodevice architectures and, thereby, an alternative route for the creation of tunable topological structures for applications in neuromorphic circuits.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); US Army Research Office (ARO); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0021118; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2448140

Journal Information:: Nature Nanotechnology, Journal Name: Nature Nanotechnology Vol. 20; ISSN 1748-3387

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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