Morphology of Polarization States in Strained Ferroelectric Films

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Main Authors: Boron, Léo, Sené, Anaïs, Tikhonov, Yuri, Razumnaya, Anna, Lukyanchuk, Igor, Kondovych, Svitlana
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author Boron, Léo
Sené, Anaïs
Tikhonov, Yuri
Razumnaya, Anna
Lukyanchuk, Igor
Kondovych, Svitlana
author_facet Boron, Léo
Sené, Anaïs
Tikhonov, Yuri
Razumnaya, Anna
Lukyanchuk, Igor
Kondovych, Svitlana
contents Ferroelectric thin films under epitaxial strain exhibit a variety of vortex-like topological polarization textures. To analyze them, we build on the Ginzburg-Landau-Devonshire framework and extend the previously introduced soft-domain approach. This formulation provides a compact variational theoretical description of polarization morphologies in strained PbTiO$_3$ films. It yields phase diagrams as a function of temperature, strain, and thickness, and clarifies the morphological structure of emergent topological states. The method is computationally efficient and offers practical guidance for experimental studies of ferroelectric nanostructures.
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spellingShingle Morphology of Polarization States in Strained Ferroelectric Films
Boron, Léo
Sené, Anaïs
Tikhonov, Yuri
Razumnaya, Anna
Lukyanchuk, Igor
Kondovych, Svitlana
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Ferroelectric thin films under epitaxial strain exhibit a variety of vortex-like topological polarization textures. To analyze them, we build on the Ginzburg-Landau-Devonshire framework and extend the previously introduced soft-domain approach. This formulation provides a compact variational theoretical description of polarization morphologies in strained PbTiO$_3$ films. It yields phase diagrams as a function of temperature, strain, and thickness, and clarifies the morphological structure of emergent topological states. The method is computationally efficient and offers practical guidance for experimental studies of ferroelectric nanostructures.
title Morphology of Polarization States in Strained Ferroelectric Films
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06508