Labile ferroelastic nanodomains in bilayered ferroelectric thin films

V. Anbusathaiah, D. Kan, F.C. Kartawidjaja, R. Mahjoub, Miryam Arredondo-Arechavala, S. Wicks, I. Takeuchi, J. Wang, V. Nagarajan

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Abstract

Bilayered Pb(Zr((1-x)),Ti(x))O(3) ferroelectric thin film heterostructures show complex ferroelastic nanodomain patterns. These ferroelastic nanodomains exist only in the upper layer, and hence are able to move under the application of an external electric field. Quantitative analysis reveals an enhanced piezoelectric coefficient of similar to 220 pm V(-1), rendering them attractive for a variety of electromechanical devices.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3497-3502
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume21
Issue number34
Early online date20 Apr 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Sept 2009

Bibliographical note

The work at UNSW was supported by NEDO, ARC Discovery Grant
DP0666231 and LIEF LE0668257. V.A. acknowledges the ARC-ARNAM
overseas travel award. F.K. and J.W. acknowledge the support of the Science
and Engineering Research Council – A*Star, Singapore, under Grant No.
0521010047, and the National University of Singapore. The work at UMD
was supported by NEDO, NSF MRSEC DMR 0520471 and ARO
W911NF-071-1-0410. D.K. acknowledges the ?nancial support from the
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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