Real space mapping of polarization dynamics and hysteresis loop formation in relaxor-ferroelectric PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3- PbTiO3 solid solutions

B. J. Rodriguez; S. Jesse; A. N. Morozovska; S. V. Svechnikov; D. A. Kiselev; A. L. Kholkin; A. A. Bokov; Z. G. Ye; S. V. Kalinin

doi:10.1063/1.3474961

Real space mapping of polarization dynamics and hysteresis loop formation in relaxor-ferroelectric _PbMg1/3_Nb2/3_O3- PbTiO₃ solid solutions

B. J. Rodriguez
, S. Jesse
, A. N. Morozovska
, S. V. Svechnikov
, D. A. Kiselev
, A. L. Kholkin
, A. A. Bokov
, Z. G. Ye
, S. V. Kalinin

University College Dublin
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
NASU - Institute of Semiconductors Physics
University of Aveiro
Simon Fraser University

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Abstract

Polarization switching in ergodic relaxor and ferroelectric phases in the PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-PbTiO₃ (PMN-PT) system is studied using piezoresponse force microscopy, single point electromechanical relaxation measurements, and voltage spectroscopy mapping. The dependence of relaxation behavior on voltage pulse amplitude and time is found to follow a universal logarithmic behavior with a nearly constant slope. This behavior is indicative of the progressive population of slow relaxation states, as opposed to a linear relaxation in the presence of a broad relaxation time distribution. The role of relaxation behavior, ferroelectric nonlinearity, and the spatial inhomogeneity of the tip field on hysteresis loop behavior is analyzed in detail. The hysteresis loops for ergodic PMN-10%PT are shown to be kinetically limited, while in PMN with larger PT content, true ferroelectric hysteresis loops with low nucleation biases are observed.

Original language	English
Article number	042006
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	108
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3474961
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Rodriguez, B. J., Jesse, S., Morozovska, A. N., Svechnikov, S. V., Kiselev, D. A., Kholkin, A. L., Bokov, A. A., Ye, Z. G., & Kalinin, S. V. (2010). Real space mapping of polarization dynamics and hysteresis loop formation in relaxor-ferroelectric _PbMg1/3_Nb2/3_O3- PbTiO₃ solid solutions. Journal of Applied Physics, 108(4), Article 042006. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3474961

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Real space mapping of polarization dynamics and hysteresis loop formation in relaxor-ferroelectric _PbMg1/3_Nb2/3_O3- PbTiO₃ solid solutions

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