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Domain structure and dielectric properties of metal-ferroelectric superlattices with asymmetric interfaces

Hadjimichael, M; Li, Y; Yedra, L; Dkhil, B; Zubko, P; (2020) Domain structure and dielectric properties of metal-ferroelectric superlattices with asymmetric interfaces. Physical Review Materials , 4 (9) , Article 094415. 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.094415. Green open access

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Abstract

PbTiO_{3}/SrRuO_{3} superlattices deposited on SrTiO_{3} substrates are studied using a combination of x-ray diffraction, piezoresponse force microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, transport measurements, and impedance spectroscopy. The superlattices are found to have two inequivalent interfaces resulting from differences in the growth modes for PbTiO_{3} and SrRuO_{3}. X-ray SrRuO_{3} layers, the ferroelectric layers possess dense nanoscale domains. The observed domain sizes are comparable to those found in ferroelectric-dielectric systems, and they are attributed to the depolarizing field caused by the finite screening length of the SrRuO_{3} - PbTiO_{3} interface. The macroscopic capacitance of the ultrathin PbTiO_{3} layers was measured, and its temperature dependence was found to be consistent with permittivity enhancement due to domain wall motion.

Type: Article
Title: Domain structure and dielectric properties of metal-ferroelectric superlattices with asymmetric interfaces
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.094415
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.094415
Language: English
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10111315
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