scholarly journals Formation of self-assembled nanodomain structures in single crystals of uniaxial ferroelectrics lithium niobate, lithium tantalate and strontium–barium niobate

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450006 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Ya. Shur ◽  
V. A. Shikhova ◽  
P. S. Zelenovskiy ◽  
D. V. Pelegov ◽  
L. I. Ivleva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Strontium Barium ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Nonequilibrium Conditions ◽  
Formation And Evolution ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Niobate Lithium ◽  
Slow Switching

The formation and evolution of the self-assembled nanodomain structures during polarization reversal have been comparatively analyzed in single crystals of various uniaxial ferroelectrics: LiNbO 3 (LN), LiTaO 3 (LT) and Sr x Ba 1-x Nb 2 O 6 (SBN). Several experimental methods have been used for visualization of the micro- and nanodomain patterns. The static domain images have been obtained by optical microscopy and piezoresponse force microscopy. The Raman confocal microscopy allowed us to obtain the domain images in the bulk. The equilibrium slow switching with effective screening resulted in growth of polygon-shaped micro-domains: hexagons in LN, triangles in LT and squares in SBN, which corresponds to crystal symmetry. Switching in nonequilibrium conditions (noneffective screening of depolarization field) brings to appearance of similar nanodomain structures in all studied crystals as a result of different processes: (1) formation of nanodomain ensembles, (2) discrete switching, (3) incomplete merging and (4) spontaneous backswitching.

Domain structures in tetragonal Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 single crystals studied by piezoresponse force microscopy

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.F. Yu ◽  
H.R. Zeng ◽  
H.X. Wang ◽  
G.R. Li ◽  
H.S. Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Domain Structures

Visualization of the Domain Orientation in Relaxor Ferroelectric Single Crystals by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy

2002 ◽  
Vol 268 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirotake Okino ◽  
Teruhiko Ida ◽  
Hiroshi Ebihara ◽  
Takashi Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Relaxor Ferroelectric ◽  
Domain Orientation ◽  
Force Microscopy

Identifying phase transition behavior in Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3-BaTiO3 single crystals by piezoresponse force microscopy

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (17) ◽  
pp. 174103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Young Lee ◽  
Ke Wang ◽  
Fang-Zhou Yao ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Zhen Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Phase Transition Behavior ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Transition Behavior

scholarly journals Micro-Raman Imaging of Ferroelectric Domain Structures in the Bulk of PMN-PT Single Crystals

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Zelenovskiy ◽  
Evgeny Greshnyakov ◽  
Dmitry Chezganov ◽  
Lyubov Gimadeeva ◽  
Evgeny Vlasov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Lead Magnesium Niobate ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Domain Structures ◽  
Ferroelectric Domains ◽  
Nondestructive Imaging ◽  
Lead Magnesium ◽  
Patterning Technique ◽  
Electron Beam Patterning

We demonstrate the application of confocal Raman microscopy (CRM) for nondestructive imaging of ferroelectric domains both at the surface and in the bulk of lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT) ferroelectric single crystals. The studied model periodical domain structure was created at a [001] cut of tetragonal-phase PMN-PT crystal by the electron beam patterning technique. It was shown that the surface CRM domain image coincides in details with the image obtained by piezoresponse force microscopy.

Study of LiNbO3 single crystals with a regular domain structure by piezoresponse force microscopy

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 781-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Kiselev ◽  
A. S. Bykov ◽  
R. N. Zhukov ◽  
V. V. Antipov ◽  
M. D. Malinkovich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Domain Structure ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Regular Domain ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Regular Domain Structure

scholarly journals Temperature-Induced Phase Transition Characteristics of [001]-Oriented 0.93Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.07PbTiO3 (PZN-7%PT) Single Crystal by Using Piezoresponse Force Microscopy

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 855
Author(s):  
Hongli Wang ◽  
Kaiyang Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Domain Structure ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
Local Domain ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Domain Structures ◽  
Phase Transition Process ◽  
Collective Process

The evolution of the domain structures of [001]-oriented relaxor ferroelectric 0.93PbZn1/3Nb2/3O3-0.07PbTiO3 (PZN-7%PT) single crystals as a function of temperature was investigated in situ by using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). It was found that the local domain structure of PZN-7%PT single crystals at room temperature is rhombohedral with nanoscale twins. Temperature-dependent domain structures showed that the phase transition process is a collective process and that the sample underwent a sequence of rhombohedral (R) → monoclinic (Mc) → tetragonal (T) → cubic (C) phase transformations when the temperature increased from 25 °C to 170 °C. The results provide direct observation of the phase transition evolution of PZN-7%PT single crystals as a function of temperature, which is of great significance to fully understand the relationships between the domain structure and phase structure of PZN-7%PT single crystals.

Ferroelectric Properties and Domain Clamping of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 Single Crystals Grown under High-Oxygen-Pressure Atmosphere

2013 ◽  
Vol 566 ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Yuuki Kitanaka ◽  
Hiroaki Onozuka ◽  
Yuji Noguchi ◽  
Masaru Miyayama
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Oxygen Pressure ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Piezoresponse Force Microscopy ◽  
High Oxygen ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
High Oxygen Pressure ◽  
Growth Method ◽  
Measured Polarization

Top-seeded solution growth method under high-oxygen-pressure atmosphere has been developed for obtaining high-performance and large-sized single crystals of ferroelectric (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 (BNT). Crystals grown at 1000 °C at a Po2 of 0.9 MPa exhibited a well-saturated hysteresis with a remanent polarization of 34 μC/cm2 and a coercive field of 22 kV/cm along <100>cubic. The spontaneous polarization of BNT along <111>cubic is estimated to be 59 μC/cm2 from the measured polarization properties along <100>cubic of the crystals obtained. Domain observations using piezoresponse force microscopy revealed that the degraded performance of BNT crystals grown at a low Po2 is attributed to unswitched 71° domains remaining even after applying a high electric field to the crystals .

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