Tailoring photostriction via superlattices engineering

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Main Authors: Dansou, Carmel, Paillard, Charles, Bellaiche, Laurent
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author Dansou, Carmel
Paillard, Charles
Bellaiche, Laurent
author_facet Dansou, Carmel
Paillard, Charles
Bellaiche, Laurent
contents We report systematic first-principles investigation of light-induced mechanical deformations in monodomain (PbTiO$_{3}$)$_{n}$/(SrTiO$_{3}$)$_{n}$ superlattices ($n=1-5$). We reveal that photostriction in these heterostructures quantitatively and qualitatively depends on the chemical period $n$. Specifically, we show that by changing the chemical period, we can induce $\textit {positive}$ or $\textit {negative}$ photostriction. We also present a simple analytical model to account for the calculated deformations. Our findings indicate that superlattices architectures may be key to design novel optomechanical applications.
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spellingShingle Tailoring photostriction via superlattices engineering
Dansou, Carmel
Paillard, Charles
Bellaiche, Laurent
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We report systematic first-principles investigation of light-induced mechanical deformations in monodomain (PbTiO$_{3}$)$_{n}$/(SrTiO$_{3}$)$_{n}$ superlattices ($n=1-5$). We reveal that photostriction in these heterostructures quantitatively and qualitatively depends on the chemical period $n$. Specifically, we show that by changing the chemical period, we can induce $\textit {positive}$ or $\textit {negative}$ photostriction. We also present a simple analytical model to account for the calculated deformations. Our findings indicate that superlattices architectures may be key to design novel optomechanical applications.
title Tailoring photostriction via superlattices engineering
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00101