Author:
Bae In-Tae,Foran Brendan,Paik Hanjong
Abstract
AbstractSpontaneous polarization and crystallographic orientations within ferroelectric domains are investigated using an epitaxially grown BiFeO3 thin film under bi-axial tensile strain. Four dimensional-scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) and atomic resolution STEM techniques revealed that the tensile strain applied is not enough to cause breakdown of equilibrium BiFeO3 symmetry (rhombohedral with space group: R3c). 4D-STEM data exhibit two types of BiFeO3 ferroelectric domains: one with projected polarization vector possessing out-of-plane component only, and the other with that consisting of both in-plane and out-of-plane components. For domains with only out-of-plane polarization, convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED) patterns exhibit “extra” Bragg’s reflections (compared to CBED of cubic-perovskite) that indicate rhombohedral symmetry. In addition, beam damage effects on ferroelectric property measurements were investigated by systematically changing electron energy from 60 to 300 keV.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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