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arXiv 1609.04866cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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化学控制铁电薄膜极化稳定性和开关动力学的相场法模拟

Phase-field modeling of chemical control of polarization stability and switching dynamics in ferroelectric thin film

Ye Cao, Sergei V. Kalinin

摘要:

相场模拟(PFS)技术的出现,使人们对铁电薄膜和陶瓷的电畴结构和开关行为的理解发生了革命性的变化。通常,PFS基于在固定电势或电荷的物理边界条件(BC)下针对定义的(多个)序参量场的(一组)Ginzburg-Landau方程的解。虽然与块体材料和器件中的界面匹配良好,但这些BC通常不适用于自由铁电表面。在这里,我们开发了一个自洽的相场模型与边界条件的基础上的电化学平衡。以(001)取向的单四方畴(Pz)结构的Pb(Zr 0.2Ti 0.8)O3薄膜为模型体系,系统地研究了氧分压、温度和表面离子对薄膜铁电态的影响,并与完全屏蔽的情况进行了比较。我们进一步探讨了氧分压引起的极化反转,并观察到化学屏蔽引起的明显的尺寸效应。我们的工作有助于理解铁电薄膜中由电化学离子表面补偿引起的涌现现象。

英文摘要:

Phase-field simulation (PFS) have revolutionized the understanding of domain structure and switching behavior in ferroelectric thin films and ceramics. Generally, PFS is based on solution of a (set) of Ginzburg-Landau equations for a defined order parameter field(s) under physical boundary conditions (BCs) of fixed potential or charge. While well-matched to the interfaces in bulk materials and devices, these BCs are generally not applicable to free ferroelectric surfaces. Here, we developed a self-consistent phase-field model with boundary conditions based on electrochemical equilibria. We chose Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 ultrathin film consisting of (001) oriented single tetragonal domain (Pz) as a model system, and systematically studied the effects of oxygen partial pressure, temperature and surface ion on the ferroelectric state, and compared it with the case of complete screening. We have further explored the polarization switching induced by the oxygen partial pressure and observed pronounced size effect induced by chemical screening. Our work thus helps to understand the emergent phenomena in ferroelectric thin films brought about by the electrochemical ionic surface compensations.

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