Vacancy-assisted ferroelectric domain growth in BaTiO3under an applied electric field: A molecular dynamics study

Tsuzuki T, Ogata S, Kobayashi R, Uranagase M, Shimoi S, Durdiev D, Wendler F (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Journal of Applied Physics AIP Publishing

Book Volume: 131

Article Number: 194101

Journal Issue: 19

DOI: 10.1063/5.0090231

Abstract

BaTiO3 is a well-known piezoelectric material, which is widely used in various devices. In general, the ferroelectric state of BaTiO3 is composed of polarized domains. The growth of these domains due to an applied electric field or stress is related to the piezoelectric performance. We investigated the effects of various point defects, monovacancies {VBa, VTi, VO}, and first- and second-neighbor divacancies {VBa-VO, VTi-VO} on polarized domain growth in BaTiO3 under an applied electric field by molecular dynamics simulations using the core-shell inter-atomic potential. We found that (i) the first-neighbor divacancy VBa-VO is the most effective in assisting the domain growth under an applied electric field (i.e., a smaller coercive electric field) in an asymmetrical manner with respect to the electric field direction. This is mainly due to the creation of an electric field around VBa-VO by significant Ti shifts toward VBa with the assistance of VO. (ii) Domain growth proceeds in a 1 + 2 dimensional manner. The domain growth velocity in the direction of the applied electric field is approximately two orders of magnitude higher than that in the perpendicular direction. (iii) Increasing the density of the divacancy VBa-VO further lowers the coercive electric field when the applied electric field is parallel to the divacancy dipoles. The present results will be essential for designing the type, orientation, and density of defects to modify the coercive electric field of BaTiO3 in defect engineering.

Authors with CRIS profile

Dilshod Durdiev Graduiertenzentrum der FAU Frank Wendler Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffsimulation

Additional Organisation(s)

Graduiertenkolleg 2495/2 Energiekonvertierungssysteme: von Materialien zu Bauteilen (Energy Conversion Systems: From Materials to Devices)

Involved external institutions

Nagoya Institute of Technology / 名古屋工業大学 Nagoya Kōgyō Daigaku JP Japan (JP)

How to cite

APA:

Tsuzuki, T., Ogata, S., Kobayashi, R., Uranagase, M., Shimoi, S., Durdiev, D., & Wendler, F. (2022). Vacancy-assisted ferroelectric domain growth in BaTiO3under an applied electric field: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Applied Physics, 131(19). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0090231

MLA:

Tsuzuki, Takahiro, et al. "Vacancy-assisted ferroelectric domain growth in BaTiO3under an applied electric field: A molecular dynamics study." Journal of Applied Physics 131.19 (2022).

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