  Ferroelectricity in ultrathin film capacitors; ; et al in Oxide Ultrathin Films: Science and Technology (2012) Detailed reference viewed: 4 (0 ULg)Direct evidence for ferroelectric polar distortion in ultrathin lead titanate perovskite films; ; et al in Physical Review b (2006), 73(9), X-ray photoelectron diffraction is used to directly probe the intracell polar atomic distortion and tetragonality associated with ferroelectricity in ultrathin epitaxial PbTiO3 films. Our measurements ... [more ▼] X-ray photoelectron diffraction is used to directly probe the intracell polar atomic distortion and tetragonality associated with ferroelectricity in ultrathin epitaxial PbTiO3 films. Our measurements, combined with ab initio calculations, unambiguously demonstrate noncentrosymmetry in films a few unit cells thick, imply that films as thin as three unit cells still preserve a ferroelectric polar distortion, and also show that there is no thick paraelectric dead layer at the surface. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 7 (0 ULg)Unusual behavior of the ferroelectric polarization in PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices; ; et al in Physical Review Letters (2005), 95(17), Artificial PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices were constructed using off-axis rf magnetron sputtering. X-ray diffraction and piezoelectric atomic force microscopy were used to study the evolution of the ... [more ▼] Artificial PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices were constructed using off-axis rf magnetron sputtering. X-ray diffraction and piezoelectric atomic force microscopy were used to study the evolution of the ferroelectric polarization as the ratio of PbTiO3 to SrTiO3 was changed. For PbTiO3 layer thicknesses larger than the 3-unit cell SrTiO3 thickness used in the structure, the polarization is found to be reduced as the PbTiO3 thickness is decreased. This observation confirms the primary role of the depolarization field in the polarization reduction in thin films. For the samples with ratios of PbTiO3 to SrTiO3 of less than one, a surprising recovery of ferroelectricity that cannot be explained by electrostatic considerations was observed. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 20 (0 ULg)Ferroelectricity and tetragonality in ultrathin PbTiO3 films; ; et al in Physical Review Letters (2005), 94(4), The evolution of tetragonality with thickness has been probed in epitaxial c-axis oriented PbTiO3 films with thicknesses ranging from 500 down to 24 Angstrom. High resolution x ray pointed out a ... [more ▼] The evolution of tetragonality with thickness has been probed in epitaxial c-axis oriented PbTiO3 films with thicknesses ranging from 500 down to 24 Angstrom. High resolution x ray pointed out a systematic decrease of the c-axis lattice parameter with decreasing film thickness below 200 Angstrom. Using a first-principles model Hamiltonian approach, the decrease in tetragonality is related to a reduction of the polarization attributed to the presence of a residual unscreened depolarizing field. It is shown that films below 50 Angstrom display a significantly reduced polarization but still remain ferroelectric. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 20 (0 ULg) |
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