Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2004
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
96
Issue
5
First Page
2805
Last Page
2810
DOI
10.1063/1.1775307
Abstract
Domain structures in a tetragonal ferroelectric crystal were examined by transmission electron microscopy(TEM) before and after application of bipolar cyclic electric fields. Prior to the application of the bipolar field, the crystal was poled to an initial domain structure which consisted of a high volume fraction of c domains. Dispersed in the matrix of the c domains were two orthogonal sets of a-domain strips. These two sets of a-domain strips stayed apart to avoid direct contact. Upon application of bipolar cyclic electric fields, intersections of the a domains were observed in the ⟨001⟩-oriented tetragonal ferroelectric crystal. These intersections were formed as one set of the a domains grew under the influence of the in-plane electric field. As a result of the domain wall intersection, segments of the domain wall between two intersecting a domains carried excess electric charges. In the successive TEM examination, domain wall distortion and microcracks were found at these intersections.
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Copyright Owner
American Institute of Physics
Copyright Date
2004
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Tan, Xiaoli and Shang, J. K., "Intersection of a domains in the c-domain matrix driven by electric field in tetragonal ferroelectric crystal" (2004). Materials Science and Engineering Publications. 35.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/mse_pubs/35
Comments
The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 96 (2004): 2805 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1775307.