The domain wall structure of ferroelectric/paraelectric superlattices can be much more complex due to the influence of the superlattice stacking structure,the in-plane strain induced by the substrate and environmental...The domain wall structure of ferroelectric/paraelectric superlattices can be much more complex due to the influence of the superlattice stacking structure,the in-plane strain induced by the substrate and environmental temperature.In this study,we employed a phase field model to investigate the domain wall state of the SrTiO_(3)/BaTiO_(3) superlattice structure.The domain wall thickness for the SrTiO_(3)/BaTiO_(3) layer was measured using a hyperbolic function.Based on the simulation results,here,we show a domain wall state diagram to distinguish the hard and soft domain states.The polarization profiles across hard/soft domain walls were illustrated and analyzed.Our simulation results offer a useful concept for the control of the domain wall state in the ferroelectric superlattice.展开更多
基金supported by the Advanced Functional Materials Research and Innovation Group of the Xiamen Institute of Technology(Grant Number KYTD202004).
文摘The domain wall structure of ferroelectric/paraelectric superlattices can be much more complex due to the influence of the superlattice stacking structure,the in-plane strain induced by the substrate and environmental temperature.In this study,we employed a phase field model to investigate the domain wall state of the SrTiO_(3)/BaTiO_(3) superlattice structure.The domain wall thickness for the SrTiO_(3)/BaTiO_(3) layer was measured using a hyperbolic function.Based on the simulation results,here,we show a domain wall state diagram to distinguish the hard and soft domain states.The polarization profiles across hard/soft domain walls were illustrated and analyzed.Our simulation results offer a useful concept for the control of the domain wall state in the ferroelectric superlattice.
