Bulk and domain-wall effects in ferroelectric photovoltaics

Hiroki Matsuo; Yuuki Kitanaka; Ryotaro Inoue; Yuji Noguchi; Masaru Miyayama; Takanori Kiguchi; Toyohiko J. Konno

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.214111

Bulk and domain-wall effects in ferroelectric photovoltaics

Hiroki Matsuo, Yuuki Kitanaka, Ryotaro Inoue, Yuji Noguchi, Masaru Miyayama, Takanori Kiguchi, Toyohiko J. Konno

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We investigate the photovoltaic (PV) effects in ferroelectrics based on the polar structure in domains and the intrinsic symmetry breaking of ferroelastic domain walls (DWs). A comprehensive analysis for BiFeO3 films with the single-domain and 71° domain structures reveals a major contribution of the DWs superimposed on the bulk PV effect, which can explain the enhanced PV response in the multidomain film exhibiting photovoltages greater than the band gap. Our methodology can reveal the contributions of the bulk PV and the DW-PV effects quantitatively and uncover a design strategy for enhancing ferroelectric photovoltaics.

Original language	English
Article number	214111
Journal	Physical Review B
Volume	94
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.94.214111
Publication status	Published - 2016 Dec 19
Externally published	Yes

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