Interface control of ferroelectricity in LaNiO{sub 3}-BaTiO{sub 3} superlattices
- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Physics Department, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500 (China)
- Department of Physics and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006 (China)
LaNiO{sub 3}-BaTiO{sub 3} superlattices with different types of interfaces are studied from first-principles density-functional theory. It is revealed that the ferroelectricity in the superlattice with (NiO{sub 2}){sup −}/(BaO){sup 0} interfaces is enhanced from that of the superlattice with (LaO){sup +}/(TiO{sub 2}){sup 0} interfaces. The origin lies at the polar discontinuity at the interface, which makes the holes localized within the (NiO{sub 2}){sup −}/(BaO){sup 0} interface, but drives a penetration of electrons into BaTiO{sub 3} component near (LaO){sup +}/(TiO{sub 2}){sup 0} interface. Our calculations demonstrate an effective avenue to the robust ferroelectricity in BaTiO{sub 3} ultrathin films.
- OSTI ID:
- 22299794
- Journal Information:
- AIP Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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