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Ningdong Huang

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arXiv2004

Unusual vortex structure in ultrathin Pb(Zr$_{0.5}$Ti$_{0.5}$)O$_3$ films

Using a first-principles-based approach, we determine the ferroelectric pattern in PbZr$_{0.5}$Ti$_{0.5}$O$_3$ ultrathin film. It is found that vortex stripes are formed in the system and they are responsible for the 180$^\circ$ domains observed. When a local external field is exerted, the vortex stripe transforms into the vortex loop structure, which leads to the formation of a smaller domain with the polarization antiparallel to the field in the center of the field region. This may provide a convenient way to manipulate nanodomains in thin films.

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arXiv2004

Ferroelectricity in Pb(Zr$_{0.5}$Ti$_{0.5}$)O$_{3}$ thin films: critical thickness and 180$^\circ$ stripe domains

The ferroelectric properties of disorder Pb(Zr$_{0.5}$Ti$_{0.5}$)O$_{3}$ thin films are investigated with Monte Carlo simulations on the basis of a first-principles-derived Hamitonian. It is found that there exists a critical thickness of about three unit cells ($\sim$12 Å) below which the ferroelectricity disappears under the condition that the in-plane polarizations are suppressed by sufficient clamping effect. Above the critical thickness, periodic $180^{\circ}$ stripe domains with out-of-plane polarizations are formed in the systems in order to minimize the energy of the depolarizaing field. The stripe period increases with increasing film thickness. The microscopic mechanism responsible for these phenomena is discussed.

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arXiv2003

Huge enhancement of electronmechanical responses in compositionally modulated PZT

Monte Carlo simulations based on a first-principles-derived Hamiltonian are conducted to study the properties of PZT alloys compositionally modulated along the [100] pseudocubic direction near the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). It is shown that compositional modulation causes the polarization to continuously rotate away from the modulation direction, resulting in the unusual triclinic and C-type monoclinic ground states and huge enhancement of electromechanical responses (the peak of piezoelectric coefficient is as high as 30000 pC/N). The orientation dependence of dipole-dipole interaction in modulated structure is revealed as the microscopic mechanism to be responsible for these anomalies.

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