In situ X-ray diffraction and the evolution of polarization during the growth of ferroelectric superlattices

Bein, Benjamin; Hsing, Hsiang-Chun; Callori, Sara J.; Sinsheimer, John; Chinta, Priya V.; Headrick, Randall L.; Dawber, Matthew

doi:10.1038/ncomms10136

Title: In situ X-ray diffraction and the evolution of polarization during the growth of ferroelectric superlattices

Journal Article · Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10136· OSTI ID:1240624

Bein, Benjamin ^[1]; Hsing, Hsiang-Chun ^[1]; Callori, Sara J. ^[1]; Sinsheimer, John ^[1]; Chinta, Priya V. ^[2]; Headrick, Randall L. ^[2]; Dawber, Matthew ^[1]

Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT (United States)

In the epitaxially strained ferroelectric thin films and superlattices, the ferroelectric transition temperature can lie above the growth temperature. Ferroelectric polarization and domains should then evolve during the growth of a sample, and electrostatic boundary conditions may play an important role. In this work, ferroelectric domains, surface termination, average lattice parameter and bilayer thickness are simultaneously monitored using in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction during the growth of BaTiO₃/SrTiO₃ superlattices on SrTiO₃ substrates by off-axis radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The technique used allows for scan times substantially faster than the growth of a single layer of material. Effects of electric boundary conditions are investigated by growing the same superlattice alternatively on SrTiO₃ substrates and 20 nm SrRuO₃ thin films on SrTiO₃ substrates. Our experiments provide important insights into the formation and evolution of ferroelectric domains when the sample is ferroelectric during the growth process.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1240624

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723

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