Tetragonal BiFeO3 on yttria-stabilized zirconia

Autor: Heng-Jui Liu, Yu-Hao Du, Peng Gao, Yen-Chin Huang, Hsiao-Wen Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Hsiang-Lin Liu, Qing He, Yuichi Ikuhara, Ying-Hao Chu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: APL Materials, Vol 3, Iss 11, Pp 116104-116104-8 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2166-532X
DOI: 10.1063/1.4935310
Popis: High structural susceptibility of multiferroic BiFeO3 (BFO) makes it a potential replacement of current Pb-based piezoelectrics. In this study, a tetragonal phase is identified based on a combination of x-ray diffraction, scanning transmission electronic microscopy, x-ray absorption spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy when BFO is grown on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates. To distinguish the discrepancy between this tetragonal phase and common cases of monoclinic BFO, piezoelectric force microscopy images and optical property are also performed. It shows a lower electrostatic energy of ferroelectric domains and a large reduction of band gap for BFO grown on YSZ substrate comparing to the well-known one grown on LaAlO3 substrate. Our findings in this work can provide more insights to understand the structural diversity of multiferroic BFO system for further applications.
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