Layer and spontaneous polarizations in perovskite oxides and their interplay in multiferroic bismuth ferrite
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| author | Spaldin, Nicola A Efe, Ipek Rossell, Marta D Gattinoni, Chiara |
| author_facet | Spaldin, Nicola A Efe, Ipek Rossell, Marta D Gattinoni, Chiara |
| contents | We review the concept of surface charge, first in the context of the polarization in ferroelectric materials, and second in the context of layers of charged ions in ionic insulators. While the former is traditionally discussed in the ferroelectrics community, and the latter in the surface science community, we remind the reader that the two descriptions are conveniently unified within the modern theory of polarization. In both cases, the surface charge leads to electrostatic instability - the so-called "polar catastrophe" - if it is not compensated, and we review the range of phenomena that arise as a result of different compensation mechanisms. We illustrate these concepts using the example of the prototypical multiferroic bismuth ferrite, BiFeO3, which is unusual in that its spontaneous ferroelectric polarization and its layer charges can be of the same magnitude. As a result, for certain combinations of polarization orientation and surface terminationits surface charge is self-compensating. We use density functional calculations of BiFeO3 slabs and superlattices, analysis of high-resolution transmission electron micrographs as well as examples from the literature to explore the consequences of this peculiarity. |
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| spellingShingle | Layer and spontaneous polarizations in perovskite oxides and their interplay in multiferroic bismuth ferrite Spaldin, Nicola A Efe, Ipek Rossell, Marta D Gattinoni, Chiara Materials Science We review the concept of surface charge, first in the context of the polarization in ferroelectric materials, and second in the context of layers of charged ions in ionic insulators. While the former is traditionally discussed in the ferroelectrics community, and the latter in the surface science community, we remind the reader that the two descriptions are conveniently unified within the modern theory of polarization. In both cases, the surface charge leads to electrostatic instability - the so-called "polar catastrophe" - if it is not compensated, and we review the range of phenomena that arise as a result of different compensation mechanisms. We illustrate these concepts using the example of the prototypical multiferroic bismuth ferrite, BiFeO3, which is unusual in that its spontaneous ferroelectric polarization and its layer charges can be of the same magnitude. As a result, for certain combinations of polarization orientation and surface terminationits surface charge is self-compensating. We use density functional calculations of BiFeO3 slabs and superlattices, analysis of high-resolution transmission electron micrographs as well as examples from the literature to explore the consequences of this peculiarity. |
| title | Layer and spontaneous polarizations in perovskite oxides and their interplay in multiferroic bismuth ferrite |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.08082 |