Electrical Field Driven Structural Evolutions of Polymorphic Nanodomains in Ferroelectric Ba(Zr,Ti)O3 Films

Yuhang Ren; Onur Kurt; Hongbo Cheng; Tong Le; Steve Greenbaum; Jun Ouyang

doi:10.1002/aelm.202200465

Electrical Field Driven Structural Evolutions of Polymorphic Nanodomains in Ferroelectric Ba(Zr,Ti)O₃ Films

Yuhang Ren^*, Onur Kurt, Hongbo Cheng, Tong Le, Steve Greenbaum, Jun Ouyang^*

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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

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Abstract

Film ferroelectrics possessing large breakdown strength and high energy density hold great promise for compact and efficient power systems. However, it is still unclear how the evolution of their underlying structure engenders their defining energy storage properties. Here, the electrical field-driven structural evolutions of polymorphic nanodomains in 1400 nm ferroelectric Ba(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃ (BZT) films by optical second-harmonic generation, along with X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analyses are revealed. The BZT films transform between a remnant state to a charged state with an improved energy efficiency (≈90%) and an excellent fatigue endurance (virtually no loss in energy efficiency and ≈25% loss in stored energy after 10⁷ bipolar cycles @ 1.5 MV cm⁻¹ maximum electric field). Phase separation is significantly increased after charge-discharge cycles. The performance is attributed to ultra-adaptive polymorphic nanodomains, which effectively accommodate the concurring elastic and electrical stress fields during electrical switching.

Original language	English
Article number	2200465
Journal	Advanced Electronic Materials
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202200465
Publication status	Published - Oct 2022

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Funding

This work was supported in part by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Grant No. FA9550-20-1-0388) (YHR, OK, TL, SG, and JO) and PSC-CUNY (Grant No. 63728-00 51). J. Ouyang acknowledges the partial financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Grant no. 51772175) and the Jinan City Science and Technology Bureau (Grant No. 2021GXRC055). H. Cheng acknowledges the partial support from the Jiangsu Province NSFC (Grant No. BK20180764). This work was supported in part by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Grant No. FA9550‐20‐1‐0388) (YHR, OK, TL, SG, and JO) and PSC‐CUNY (Grant No. 63728‐00 51). J. Ouyang acknowledges the partial financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Grant no. 51772175) and the Jinan City Science and Technology Bureau (Grant No. 2021GXRC055). H. Cheng acknowledges the partial support from the Jiangsu Province NSFC (Grant No. BK20180764).

Funders	Funder number
Jiangsu Province NSFC	BK20180764
PSC-CUNY
PSC‐CUNY	63728‐00 51
Air Force Office of Scientific Research	FA9550‐20‐1‐0388
Jinan Science and Technology Bureau	2021GXRC055
National Natural Science Foundation of China	51772175

Keywords

dielectric capacitors
domain structure and switching
ferroelectric thin films
high-energy-density storage
second harmonic generation
structural evolution

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