Chemical state evolution in ferroelectric films during tip-induced polarization and electroresistive switching
Abstract
Domain formation and ferroelectric switching is fundamentally inseparable from polarization screening, which on free surfaces can be realized via band bending and ionic adsorption. In the latter case, polarization switching is intrinsically coupled to the surface electrochemical phenomena, and the electrochemical stage can control kinetics and induce long-range interactions. However, despite extensive evidence toward the critical role of surface electrochemistry, little is known about the nature of the associated processes. Here we combine SPM tip induce polarization switching and secondary ion mass spectrometry to explore the evolution of chemical state of ferroelectric during switching. Surprisingly, we find that even pristine surfaces contain ions (e.g., Cl-) that are not anticipated based on chemistry of the system and processing. In the ferroelectric switching regime, we find surprising changes in surface chemistry, including redistribution of base cations. At higher voltages in the electroforming regime significant surface deformation was observed and associated with a strong ion intermixing.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); ETH Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1334478
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1474977
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 43; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; atomic force microscopy; chemical phenomena; ferroelectric thin film; ion intermixing; polarization switching; time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
Citation Formats
Ievlev, Anton V., Maksymovych, Petro, Trassin, Morgan, Seidel, Jan, Ramesh, Ramamoorthy, Kalinin, Sergei V., and Ovchinnikova, Olga S. Chemical state evolution in ferroelectric films during tip-induced polarization and electroresistive switching. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.6b10784.
Ievlev, Anton V., Maksymovych, Petro, Trassin, Morgan, Seidel, Jan, Ramesh, Ramamoorthy, Kalinin, Sergei V., & Ovchinnikova, Olga S. Chemical state evolution in ferroelectric films during tip-induced polarization and electroresistive switching. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b10784
Ievlev, Anton V., Maksymovych, Petro, Trassin, Morgan, Seidel, Jan, Ramesh, Ramamoorthy, Kalinin, Sergei V., and Ovchinnikova, Olga S. Tue .
"Chemical state evolution in ferroelectric films during tip-induced polarization and electroresistive switching". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b10784. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1334478.
@article{osti_1334478,
title = {Chemical state evolution in ferroelectric films during tip-induced polarization and electroresistive switching},
author = {Ievlev, Anton V. and Maksymovych, Petro and Trassin, Morgan and Seidel, Jan and Ramesh, Ramamoorthy and Kalinin, Sergei V. and Ovchinnikova, Olga S.},
abstractNote = {Domain formation and ferroelectric switching is fundamentally inseparable from polarization screening, which on free surfaces can be realized via band bending and ionic adsorption. In the latter case, polarization switching is intrinsically coupled to the surface electrochemical phenomena, and the electrochemical stage can control kinetics and induce long-range interactions. However, despite extensive evidence toward the critical role of surface electrochemistry, little is known about the nature of the associated processes. Here we combine SPM tip induce polarization switching and secondary ion mass spectrometry to explore the evolution of chemical state of ferroelectric during switching. Surprisingly, we find that even pristine surfaces contain ions (e.g., Cl-) that are not anticipated based on chemistry of the system and processing. In the ferroelectric switching regime, we find surprising changes in surface chemistry, including redistribution of base cations. At higher voltages in the electroforming regime significant surface deformation was observed and associated with a strong ion intermixing.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.6b10784},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 43,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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