Dislocation-induced large local polarization inhomogeneity of ferroelectric materials

  • Ning Li
  • , Ruixue Zhu
  • , Xiaoxing Cheng
  • , Heng Jui Liu
  • , Zhangyuan Zhang
  • , Yen Lin Huang
  • , Ying Hao Chu
  • , Long Qing Chen
  • , Yuichi Ikuhara
  • , Peng Gao

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Abstract

Dislocations in ferroelectrics play important roles in ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, and dielectricity. However, the intrinsic charge-lattice coupling mechanism in ferroelectric crystals containing dislocations is still not well understood. Here, we report a large local polarization inhomogeneity of ~100 μCcm−2 induced by a single a[001] dislocation in the PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3/SrTiO3 film/substrate heterostructure, the tensile region (~120 μCcm−2) and the compressive strain region (~21 μCcm−2) around the dislocation forms a butterfly-like area. This study reveals the dramatic effects of dislocations on local polarization and provides a strategy to manipulate the polarization magnitude and orientation of local polarization by defect engineering.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number113624
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume194
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 15 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys

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