Investigation of domain structure of SrBi2Ta2O 9 single crystals via polarized optical and piezoelectric force microscopy

Harvey Amorín; Vladimir V. Shvartsman; Gilles Trolliard; Michel Manier; Jean Pierre Mercurio; Andrei L. Kholkin; M. Elisabete V. Costa

doi:10.1080/10584580490458009

Investigation of domain structure of SrBi₂Ta₂O ₉ single crystals via polarized optical and piezoelectric force microscopy

Harvey Amorín^*
, Vladimir V. Shvartsman
, Gilles Trolliard
, Michel Manier
, Jean Pierre Mercurio
, Andrei L. Kholkin
, M. Elisabete V. Costa

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Aveiro
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques

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Abstract

High-quality SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ (SBT) single crystals were grown via high-temperature self-flux solution method. The crystals had a shape of platelets with c-axis normal to the major face according to x-ray diffraction. The optical observations with polarized light revealed complex domain patterns with mutually orthogonal domains in (a, b)plane. The twin boundaries with rounded borders may correspond to microtwinning at the scale of the size of the elementary cell. Piezoelectric force microscopy revealed an irregular domain configuration consisting of fine antiparallel domains oriented along [100] direction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-220
Number of pages	6
Journal	Integrated Ferroelectrics
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10584580490458009
Publication status	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Domain structure
Piezoelectric force microscopy
Polarized optical microscopy
SrBiTaO single crystals

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Investigation of domain structure of SrBi₂Ta₂O ₉ single crystals via polarized optical and piezoelectric force microscopy

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