Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin Films

The dielectric and thermal properties of Bi (bismuth)-layered perovskite SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) are discussed in comparison with ferroelectric thin BaTiO3 films. Although these two perovskites exhibit quite a different nature, the dielectric properties of BaTiO3 thin film are similar to those in bulk SBT....

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Main Authors: Akira Onodera, Masanori Fukunaga, Masaki Takesada
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/714625
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description The dielectric and thermal properties of Bi (bismuth)-layered perovskite SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) are discussed in comparison with ferroelectric thin BaTiO3 films. Although these two perovskites exhibit quite a different nature, the dielectric properties of BaTiO3 thin film are similar to those in bulk SBT. The dielectric properties and pseudo-two-dimensional structure between SBT and thin film suggest that the bulk layered ferroelectric SBT is a good model of ultra-thin ferroelectric film with two perovskite layers, free from any misfit lattice strain with substrate and surface charge at the interface with electrodes. Based on the mechanism of ferroelectric phase transition of SBT, it seems plausible that the ferroelectric interaction is still prominent but shows a crossover from ferroelectric to antiferroelectric interaction in perovskite ultra-thin films along the tetragonal axis.
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spelling doaj-art-e910d3d050f0409c85e5387b4bf388202025-08-20T03:21:09ZengWileyAdvances in Condensed Matter Physics1687-81081687-81242012-01-01201210.1155/2012/714625714625Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin FilmsAkira Onodera0Masanori Fukunaga1Masaki Takesada2Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, JapanDepartment of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, JapanDepartment of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, JapanThe dielectric and thermal properties of Bi (bismuth)-layered perovskite SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) are discussed in comparison with ferroelectric thin BaTiO3 films. Although these two perovskites exhibit quite a different nature, the dielectric properties of BaTiO3 thin film are similar to those in bulk SBT. The dielectric properties and pseudo-two-dimensional structure between SBT and thin film suggest that the bulk layered ferroelectric SBT is a good model of ultra-thin ferroelectric film with two perovskite layers, free from any misfit lattice strain with substrate and surface charge at the interface with electrodes. Based on the mechanism of ferroelectric phase transition of SBT, it seems plausible that the ferroelectric interaction is still prominent but shows a crossover from ferroelectric to antiferroelectric interaction in perovskite ultra-thin films along the tetragonal axis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/714625
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title Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin Films
title_full Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin Films
title_fullStr Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin Films
title_full_unstemmed Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin Films
title_short Ferroelectric Instability and Dimensionality in Bi-Layered Perovskites and Thin Films
title_sort ferroelectric instability and dimensionality in bi layered perovskites and thin films
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/714625
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