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Title: Data encoding based on the shape of the ferroelectric domains produced by a scanning probe microscopy tip

Abstract

Ferroelectric materials are broadly considered for information storage due to extremely high storage and information processing densities they enable. To date, ferroelectric based data storage has invariably relied on formation of cylindrical domains, allowing for binary information encoding. Here we demonstrate and explore the potential of high-density encoding based on domain morphology. We explore the domain morphogenesis during the tip-induced polarization switching by sequences of positive and negative pulses in a lithium niobate single-crystal and demonstrate the principal of information coding by shape and size of the domains. We applied cross-correlation and neural network approaches for recognition of the switching sequence by the shape of the resulting domains and establish optimal parameters for domain shape recognition. These studies both provide insight into the highly non-trivial mechanism of domain switching and potentially establish a new paradigm for multilevel information storage and content retrieval memories. Furthermore, this approach opens a pathway to exploration of domain switching mechanisms via shape analysis.

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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1185599
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nanoscale
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

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Ievlev, Anton, and Kalinin, Sergei V. Data encoding based on the shape of the ferroelectric domains produced by a scanning probe microscopy tip. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/C5NR02443A.
Ievlev, Anton, & Kalinin, Sergei V. Data encoding based on the shape of the ferroelectric domains produced by a scanning probe microscopy tip. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR02443A
Ievlev, Anton, and Kalinin, Sergei V. Thu . "Data encoding based on the shape of the ferroelectric domains produced by a scanning probe microscopy tip". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR02443A. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1185599.
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abstractNote = {Ferroelectric materials are broadly considered for information storage due to extremely high storage and information processing densities they enable. To date, ferroelectric based data storage has invariably relied on formation of cylindrical domains, allowing for binary information encoding. Here we demonstrate and explore the potential of high-density encoding based on domain morphology. We explore the domain morphogenesis during the tip-induced polarization switching by sequences of positive and negative pulses in a lithium niobate single-crystal and demonstrate the principal of information coding by shape and size of the domains. We applied cross-correlation and neural network approaches for recognition of the switching sequence by the shape of the resulting domains and establish optimal parameters for domain shape recognition. These studies both provide insight into the highly non-trivial mechanism of domain switching and potentially establish a new paradigm for multilevel information storage and content retrieval memories. Furthermore, this approach opens a pathway to exploration of domain switching mechanisms via shape analysis.},
doi = {10.1039/C5NR02443A},
journal = {Nanoscale},
number = 25,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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