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High-Resolution Optical Microscopy Of BaXSr1−xTio3 Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

C. Hubert ,
J. Levy ,
A. C. Carter ,
W. Chang ,
J. M. Pond ,
J. S. Horwitz  and
D. B. Chrisey
C. Hubert
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, [email protected]
J. Levy
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, [email protected]
A. C. Carter
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
W. Chang
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
J. M. Pond
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
J. S. Horwitz
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
D. B. Chrisey
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
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Abstract

The ferroelectric polarization of thin films of BaxSr1−xTiO3 is imaged using confocal scanning optical microscopy (CSOM). The thin films are grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on SrTiO3 substrates. Ferroelectric domain structure is imaged by applying a small ac electric field across interdigitated electrodes, and measuring induced reflectivity changes in the film, which are directly related to the polarization. Domain re-orientation is observed by acquiring CSOM images as a function of the dc electric field. Local hysteresis loops are obtained by sweeping the dc electric field at fixed positions on the sample. Micrometer-sized regions exhibit both ferroelectric and paraelectric response, indicating that thermal broadening of the phase transition is largely due to inhomogeneities in the thin films.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 493: Symposium U – Ferroelectric Thin Film VI , 1997 , 69
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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