Diffraction contrast analysis of 90° and 180° ferroelectric domain structures of PbTiO3 thin films

Kenta Aoyagi; Takanori Kiguchi; Yoshitaka Ehara; Tomoaki Yamada; Hiroshi Funakubo; Toyohiko J. Konno

doi:10.1088/1468-6996/12/3/034403

Diffraction contrast analysis of 90° and 180° ferroelectric domain structures of PbTiO₃ thin films

Kenta Aoyagi, Takanori Kiguchi, Yoshitaka Ehara, Tomoaki Yamada, Hiroshi Funakubo, Toyohiko J. Konno

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Abstract

The ferroelectric domain structure of a PbTiO₃ thin film on (100) SrTiO₃ has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Two types of a-domain were found: one extended through the film to the surface and another comprised small a-domains confined within the film. Dark-field TEM (DFTEM) observation revealed that 180° domains formed near the substrate and stopped their growth 100 nm away from the substrate. The DFTEM observation also revealed that 90° domain boundaries had head-to-tail structures. To confirm the polarization direction obtained by experiments, diffracted intensities under a two-beam condition were simulated using the extended Darwin-Howie-Whelan equations. On the basis of the obtained results, a ferroelectric domain structure model of PbTiO₃ thin films on SrTiO₃ is proposed.

Original language	English
Article number	034403
Journal	Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1468-6996/12/3/034403
Publication status	Published - 2011 Jun

Keywords

Ferroelectric thin film
PbTiO3
TEM

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Materials Science(all)

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