Journals / Turkish Journal of Physics / 1998 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 6

Domain Structures of Epitaxial Perovskite Ferroelectric Films: Part I. Theory

Pages
497–504
DOI
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Abstract

Possible equilibrium domain structures due to elastic interactions between the film and the substrate as a result of a cubic-tetragonal transformation observed in epitaxial perovskite ferroelectric films are analyzed. Domain structures are compared in terms of their elastic energies. The formation of both two- and three-domain states is taken into account. Maps which shows domain stability regions are developed in coordinates of misfit strain and tetragonality of the lattice of the ferroelectric phase.

Özet

Possible equilibrium domain structures due to elastic interactions between the film and the substrate as a result of a cubic-tetragonal transformation observed in epitaxial perovskite ferroelectric films are analyzed. Domain structures are compared in terms of their elastic energies. The formation of both two- and three-domain states is taken into account. Maps which shows domain stability regions are developed in coordinates of misfit strain and tetragonality of the lattice of the ferroelectric phase.

Keywords: Turk. J. Phys., 22, (1998), 497-504. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk. J. Phys., vol.22, iss.6.