Abstract
The 71° stripe domain patterns of epitaxial BiFeO 3 thin films are frequently being explored to achieve new functional properties, dissimilar from the BiFeO 3 bulk properties. We show that in-plane switching and out-of-plane switching of these domains behave very differently. In the in-plane configuration the domains are very stable, whereas in the out-of-plane configuration the domains change their size and patterns, depending on the applied switching voltage frequency.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2278-2286 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research |
| Volume | 249 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- BiFeO
- Domain walls
- Ferroelectric domains
- Multiferroics
- Polarization switching