Modeling dynamic rotation of defect dipoles and poling time dependence of piezoelectric effect in ferroelectrics

Chao Yang, Enwei Sun, Bin Yang, Wenwu Cao

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Abstract

A phase field model combined with a kinetic Monte Carlo method has been used to describe the formation of domain structures in a ferroelectric system with rotatable defect dipoles. Our simulation shows that domain configurations are strongly dependent on the evolution of defect dipoles at different poling times. A smaller domain size with a larger piezoelectric coefficient can be obtained by optimizing the poling time, while long time poling will produce larger domains that could degrade piezoelectric effects. Our modeling results demonstrated the fundamental principle for enhancing the piezoelectric response by combining domain engineering with defect engineering through the control of the poling strategy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102902
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume114
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 11 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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