Surface Chemistry Controls Anomalous Ferroelectric Behavior in Lithium Niobate

Neumayer, Sabine M.; Ievlev, Anton V.; Collins, Liam F.; Vasudevan, Rama K.; Baghban, Mohammad A.; Ovchinnikova, Olga; Jesse, Stephen; Gallo, Katia; Rodriguez, Brian J.; Kalinin, Sergei V.

doi:10.1021/acsami.8b09513

Title: Surface Chemistry Controls Anomalous Ferroelectric Behavior in Lithium Niobate

Journal Article · Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b09513· OSTI ID:1486959

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Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Polarization switching in ferroelectric materials underpins a multitude of applications ranging from nonvolatile memories to data storage to ferroelectric lithography. While traditionally considered to be a functionality of the material only, basic theoretical considerations suggest that switching is expected to be intrinsically linked to changes in the electrochemical state of the surface. Hence, the properties and dynamics of the screening charges can affect or control the switching dynamics. Despite being recognized for over 50 years, analysis of these phenomena remained largely speculative. Here, we explore polarization switching on the prototypical LiNbO₃ surface using the combination of contact mode Kelvin probe force microscopy and chemical imaging by time-of-flight mass-spectrometry and demonstrate pronounced chemical differences between the domains. Here, these studies provide a consistent explanation to the anomalous polarization and surface charge behavior observed in LiNbO₃ and point to new opportunities in chemical control of polarization dynamics in thin films and crystals via control of surface chemistry, complementing traditional routes via bulk doping, and substrate-induced strain and tilt systems.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1486959

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 10, Issue 34; ISSN 1944-8244

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