MacLaren, I. , Villaurrutia-Arenas, R., Schaffer, B., Houben, L. and Peláiz-Barranco, A. (2012) Atomic-scale imaging and quantification of electrical polarisation in incommensurate antiferroelectric lanthanum-doped lead zirconate titanate. Advanced Functional Materials, 22(2), pp. 261-266. (doi: 10.1002/adfm.201101220)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201101220
Abstract
Lanthanum doping of zirconium rich lead zirconate titanate gives rise to incommensurate, long-period antiferroelectric structures. The structure of two stacking sequences in this incommensurate phase is determined using quantitative analysis of high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy images, with the lead atom positions located with an exceptional precision of about 6 pm. This allows the estimation of local polarisation variations across the stacking units, and the polarisation varies in an approximately sinusoidal fashion along the stacking direction. The measured peak Pb atom displacements of about 28 pm and peak polarisation values of about 60 mu C cm<sup>-2</sup> match extremely well to reported values for the commensurate antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub> phase.<p></p>
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Schaffer, Dr Bernhard and Villaurrutia-Arenas, Mr Rafael and MacLaren, Dr Ian |
| Authors: | MacLaren, I., Villaurrutia-Arenas, R., Schaffer, B., Houben, L., and Peláiz-Barranco, A. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Advanced Functional Materials |
| Publisher: | Wiley-VCH Verlag |
| ISSN: | 1616-301X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1616-3028 |
| Published Online: | 08 November 2011 |
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