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Main Authors: Jung, Seongjoo, Birol, Turan
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16065
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author Jung, Seongjoo
Birol, Turan
author_facet Jung, Seongjoo
Birol, Turan
contents Antiferroelectrics, which host both polar and antipolar order parameters, are characterized by the double hysteresis loops which are advantageous for various applications such as high-density energy storage. In this study, we investigate the coupling between oxygen octahedral rotations and polarization in well-known perovskites, with a focus on SrTiO$_3$. Using first-principles calculations and symmetry-adapted Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire theory, we construct an energy landscape to analyze how this coupling shapes polarization-voltage hysteresis behavior. We show that tuning the relative strength of polar and rotational instabilities by exploiting epitaxial strain and layering leads to nontrivial hysteresis behavior. Consequently, the rotation coupling with polarization leads to an expanded search space of materials exhibiting antiferroelectric-like double hysteresis.
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spellingShingle Octahedral Rotation Induced, Antiferroelectric-like Double Hysteresis in Strained Perovskites
Jung, Seongjoo
Birol, Turan
Materials Science
Antiferroelectrics, which host both polar and antipolar order parameters, are characterized by the double hysteresis loops which are advantageous for various applications such as high-density energy storage. In this study, we investigate the coupling between oxygen octahedral rotations and polarization in well-known perovskites, with a focus on SrTiO$_3$. Using first-principles calculations and symmetry-adapted Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire theory, we construct an energy landscape to analyze how this coupling shapes polarization-voltage hysteresis behavior. We show that tuning the relative strength of polar and rotational instabilities by exploiting epitaxial strain and layering leads to nontrivial hysteresis behavior. Consequently, the rotation coupling with polarization leads to an expanded search space of materials exhibiting antiferroelectric-like double hysteresis.
title Octahedral Rotation Induced, Antiferroelectric-like Double Hysteresis in Strained Perovskites
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16065