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Li T, Deng S, Liu H, Chen J. Insights into Strain Engineering: From Ferroelectrics to Related Functional Materials and Beyond. Chem Rev 2024. [PMID: 38754042 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Ferroelectrics have become indispensable components in various application fields, including information processing, energy harvesting, and electromechanical conversion, owing to their unique ability to exhibit electrically or mechanically switchable polarization. The distinct polar noncentrosymmetric lattices of ferroelectrics make them highly responsive to specific crystal structures. Even slight changes in the lattice can alter the polarization configuration and response to external fields. In this regard, strain engineering has emerged as a prevalent regulation approach that not only offers a versatile platform for structural and performance optimization within ferroelectrics but also unlocks boundless potential in various functional materials. In this review, we systematically summarize the breakthroughs in ferroelectric-based functional materials achieved through strain engineering and progress in method development. We cover research activities ranging from fundamental attributes to wide-ranging applications and novel functionalities ranging from electromechanical transformation in sensors and actuators to tunable dielectric materials and information technologies, such as transistors and nonvolatile memories. Building upon these achievements, we also explore the endeavors to uncover the unprecedented properties through strain engineering in related chemical functionalities, such as ferromagnetism, multiferroicity, and photoelectricity. Finally, through discussions on the prospects and challenges associated with strain engineering in the materials, this review aims to stimulate the development of new methods for strain regulation and performance boosting in functional materials, transcending the boundaries of ferroelectrics.
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- Tianyu Li
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Li R, Xu D, Du C, Ma Q, Zhang F, Liang X, Wang D, Shi Z, Liu W, Zhou D. Giant dielectric tunability in ferroelectric ceramics with ultralow loss by ion substitution design. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3754. [PMID: 38704395 PMCID: PMC11069505 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48264-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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Due to their responsiveness to modulation by external direct current fields, dielectric tunable materials are extensively utilized in integrated components, such as ferroelectric phase shifters. Barium strontium titanate ceramics have been considered the most potential tunable materials for a long time. However, the significant dielectric loss and high voltage drive have limited their further applications. Recently, Bi6Ti5WO22 ceramic has regained attention for its high dielectric tunability with low loss. In this study, we judiciously introduce Nb5+ with a larger ionic radius, replacing Ti4+ and W6+. This successful substitution enables the modulation of the phase transition temperature of Bi6Ti5WO22 ceramics to room temperature, resulting in superior tunable properties. Specifically, the 0.7Bi6Ti5WO22-0.3Bi6Ti4Nb2O22 ceramics exhibit giant tunability (~75.6%) with ultralow loss (<0.002) under a low electric field (1.5 kV/mm). This tunability is twice that of barium strontium titanate ceramics with a similar dielectric constant and only one-tenth of the loss. Neutron powder diffraction and transmission-electron-microscopy illustrate the nanodomains and micro-strains influenced by ion substitution. Density functional theory simulation calculations reveal the contribution of ion substitution to polarization. The research provides an ideal substitute for tunable material and a general strategy for adjusting phase transition temperature to improve dielectric properties.
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- Ruitao Li
- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory & Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory & Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory & Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Microelectronics & State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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- School of Microelectronics & State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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- School of Microelectronics & State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory & Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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Zhang X, Chen X, Cao JP, Wang HW, Deng WY, Yang LH, Lin K, Li Q, Li QH, Cao YL, Deng JX, Miao J. Ultra-high resistive switching current ratio and improved ferroelectricity and dielectric tunability performance in a BaTiO 3/La 0.7Sr 0.3MnO 3 heterostructure by inserting a SrCoO 2.5 layer. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:3081-3090. [PMID: 38240724 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04591a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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A BaTiO3/SrCoO2.5 (BTO/SCO) bilayer and a BTO single film were prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering on La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) buffered SrTiO3 (001) substrates. Interestingly, compared with reported BTO-based films, the BTO/SCO/LSMO heterostructure has a maximum ON/OFF current ratio of ∼945. More interestingly, compared with the BTO single layer, a larger Pr (∼18.4 μC cm-2) and larger dielectric tunability (∼71.9%) were achieved in the BTO/SCO bilayer. The improved performance may be attributed to the large tetragonality and improved oxygen vacancy concentrations in the BTO/SCO/LSMO heterostructure. Furthermore, our BTO/SCO/LSMO stacks exhibit potential for flexible electronic informational devices.
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- Xi Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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Guo Z, Liu G, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Liu P, Wang H, Zhou Z, Zhao Z, Jia X, Sun J, Shao Y, Han X, Zhang Z, Yan X. High-Performance Neuromorphic Computing and Logic Operation Based on a Self-Assembled Vertically Aligned Nanocomposite SrTiO 3:MgO Film Memristor. ACS NANO 2023; 17:21518-21530. [PMID: 37897737 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Neuromorphic computing based on memristors capable of in-memory computing is promising to break the energy and efficiency bottleneck of well-known von Neumann architectures. However, unstable and nonlinear conductance updates compromise the recognition accuracy and block the integration of neural network hardware. To this end, we present a highly stable memristor with self-assembled vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) SrTiO3:MgO films that achieve excellent resistive switching with low set/reset voltage variability (4.7%/-5.6%) and highly linear conductivity variation (nonlinearity = 0.34) by spatially limiting the conductive channels at the vertical interfaces. Various synaptic behaviors are simulated by continuously modulating the conductance. Especially, convolutional image processing using diverse crossbar kernels is demonstrated, and the artificial neural network achieves an overwhelming recognition accuracy of up to 97.50% for handwritten digits. Even under the perturbation of Poisson noise (λ = 10), 6% Salt and Pepper noise, and 5% Gaussian noise, the high recognition accuracies are retained at 95.43%, 94.56%, and 95.97%, respectively. Importantly, the logic memory function is proven experimentally based on the nonvolatile properties. This work provides a material system and design idea to achieve high-performance neuromorphic computing and logic operation.
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- Zhenqiang Guo
- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Key Laboratory of Brain-like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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Wang YJ, Lai HC, Chen YA, Huang R, Hsin T, Liu HJ, Zhu R, Gao P, Li C, Yu P, Chen YC, Li J, Chen YC, Yeh JW, Chu YH. High Entropy Nonlinear Dielectrics with Superior Thermally Stable Performance. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2304128. [PMID: 37540571 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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A high configurational entropy, achieved through a proper design of compositions, can minimize the Gibbs free energy and stabilize the quasi-equilibrium phases in a solid-solution form. This leads to the development of high-entropy materials with unique structural characteristics and excellent performance, which otherwise could not be achieved through conventional pathways. This work develops a high-entropy nonlinear dielectric system, based on the expansion of lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate. A dense and uniform distribution of nano-polar regions is observed in the samples owing to the addition of Ba, Hf, and Zr ions, which lead to enhanced performance of nonlinear dielectrics. The fact that no structural phase transformation is detected up to 250 °C, and no noticeable change or a steep drop in structural and electrical characteristics is observed at high temperatures suggests a robust thermal stability of the dielectric systems developed. With these advantages, these materials hold vast potential for applications such as dielectric energy storage, dielectric tunability, and electrocaloric effect. Thus, this work offers a new high-entropy configuration with elemental modulation, with enhanced dielectric material features.
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- Yong-Jyun Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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Jiao T, You C, Tian N, Duan Z, Yan F, Li W, Liu H. Designing a Periodic Structure with a Composition Gradient Stack Unit to Realize a Good Comprehensive Dielectric Property of Yttrium Iron Garnet Multilayer Film. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:49826-49834. [PMID: 37819877 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) thin films are highly needed in microwave devices, but the low saturation magnetization and low dielectric constant greatly limit the application of YIG thin films. It was reported that the ion substitution, for example, Pr3+, could increase the dielectric constant of Y3-xPrxFe5O12 (YPrxIG). Unfortunately, the dielectric loss would also be significantly increased. In this work, [YPr0.20IG/YPr0.15IG/YPr0.10IG]N multilayer films were fabricated via the chemical solution deposition method, by designing a periodic structure with the [YPr0.20IG/YPr0.15IG/YPr0.10IG] composition gradient stack. In comparison to the average composition of YPr0.15IG, high saturation magnetization, high dielectric constant, and low loss were successfully simultaneously achieved in the multilayer structure. The N = 6 film exhibited a higher saturation magnetization of 252.8 emu/cm3 than the value (213.1) of the YPr0.15IG (average composition) film. The dielectric constant of the N = 6 film reached 25.6 in contrast to the value of 18.3 for the YPr0.15IG film at 12.4 GHz, which was the contribution of the rapid flip of the electric dipole of a single-unit dielectric material and the accumulation of interface charge. Furthermore, the dielectric loss of the film with N = 6 decreased to 0.0036 compared with the value (0.0102) of the average composition film. This work demonstrated a strategy of designing a periodic structure with a composition gradient stack unit to realize a good comprehensive dielectric property through taking advantage of the multiple effects of "coherent growth, component matching, and interface accumulation".
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- Tejing Jiao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
- Advanced Material Analysis and Test Center, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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MacManus-Driscoll JL, Wu R, Li W. Interface-related phenomena in epitaxial complex oxide ferroics across different thin film platforms: opportunities and challenges. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:1060-1086. [PMID: 36815609 PMCID: PMC10068909 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01527g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Interfaces in complex oxides give rise to fascinating new physical phenomena arising from the interconnected spin, lattice, charge and orbital degrees of freedom. Most commonly, interfaces are engineered in epitaxial superlattice films. Of growing interest also are epitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposite films where interfaces form by self-assembly. These two thin film forms offer different capabilities for materials tuning and have been explored largely separately from one another. Ferroics (ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, multiferroic) are among the most fascinating phenomena to be manipulated using interface effects. Hence, in this review we compare and contrast the ferroic properties that arise in these two different film forms, highlighting exemplary materials combinations which demonstrate novel, enhanced and/or emergent ferroic functionalities. We discuss the origins of the observed functionalities and propose where knowledge can be translated from one materials form to another, to potentially produce new functionalities. Finally, for the two different film forms we present a perspective on underexplored/emerging research directions.
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
- Spin-X Institute, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Aerospace Information Materials and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, College of Physics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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Liu J, Cao Y, Tang YL, Zhu YL, Wang Y, Liu N, Zou MJ, Shi TT, Liu F, Gong F, Feng YP, Ma XL. Room-Temperature Ferroelectricity of Paraelectric Oxides Tailored by Nano-Engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:4226-4233. [PMID: 36633961 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Inducing clear ferroelectricity in the quantum paraelectric SrTiO3 is important for triggering methods to discover hidden phases in condensed matter physics. Several methods such as isotope substitution and freestanding membranes could introduce ferroelectricity in SrTiO3 toward nonvolatile memory applications. However, the stable transformation from quantum paraelectric SrTiO3 to ferroelectricity SrTiO3 at room temperature still remains challenging. Here, we used multiple nano-engineering in (SrTiO3)0.65/(CeO2)0.35 films to achieve an emergent room-temperature ferroelectricity. It is shown that the CeO2 nanocolumns impose large out-of-plane strains and induce Sr/O deficiency in the SrTiO3 matrix to form a clear tetragonal structure, which leads to an apparent room-temperature ferroelectric polarization up to 2.5 μC/cm2. In collaboration with density functional theory calculations, it is proposed that the compressive strains combined with elemental deficiency give rise to local redistribution of charge density and orbital order, which induce emergent tetragonality of the strained SrTiO3. Our work thus paves a pathway for architecting functional systems in perovskite oxides using a multiple nano-design.
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- Jiaqi Liu
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Bay Area Center for Electron Microscopy, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Bay Area Center for Electron Microscopy, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Bay Area Center for Electron Microscopy, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Bay Area Center for Electron Microscopy, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Cunha D, Vos CM, Hendriks TA, Singh DP, Huijben M. Morphology Evolution during Lithium-Based Vertically Aligned Nanocomposite Growth. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:44444-44450. [PMID: 31684722 PMCID: PMC6891803 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ceramic-based nanocomposites are a rapidly evolving research area as they are currently being used in a wide range of applications. Epitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposites (VANs) offer promising advantages over conventional planar multilayers as key functionalities are tailored by the strong coupling at their vertical interfaces. However, limited knowledge exists of which material systems are compatible in composite films and which types of structures are optimal for a given functionality. No lithium-based VANs have yet been explored for energy storage, while 3D solid-state batteries offer great promise for enhanced energy and power densities. Although solid-on-solid kinetic Monte Carlo simulation (KMCS) models of VAN growth have previously been developed, phase separation was forced into the systems by limiting hopping directions and/or tuning the activation energies for hopping. Here, we study the influence of the temperature and deposition rate on the morphology evolution of lithium-based VANs, consisting of a promising LiMn2O4 cathode and a Li0.5La0.5TiO3 electrolyte, by applying a KMCS model with activation energies for hopping obtained experimentally and with minimum restrictions for hopping directions. Although the model considers only the kinetic processes away from thermodynamic equilibrium, which would determine the final shape of the pillars within the matrix, the trends in pillar size and distribution within the simulated VANs are in good agreement with experiments. This provides an elegant tool to predict the growth of VAN materials as the experimental activation energies and higher degrees of freedom for hopping result in a more realistic and low computational cost model to obtain accurate simulations of VAN materials.
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Chen MJ, Ning XK, Wang SF, Fu GS. Significant enhancement of energy storage density and polarization in self-assembled PbZrO 3 : NiO nano-columnar composite films. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:1914-1920. [PMID: 30644492 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr08887j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Self-assembled nanostructures are important for determining the physical properties of epitaxial oxide films. We successfully fabricated perfectly ordered NiO nano-columns embedded in an antiferroelectric (AFE) PbZrO3 (PZO) matrix over large areas. In this system, a giant recoverable energy storage density of Wr = 24.6 J cm-3 and polarization of PS = 91 μC cm-2 were achieved in the structure of PZO : NiO nano-composites. These values are 333% and 253% larger than those of a pure PZO film, respectively. Additionally, the properties could be tuned by gradually changing the volume ratio of the constituents. Hence, we demonstrate a new approach for enhancing the energy storage of AFE materials and exercising control over nano-column-embedded nanocomposites.
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- M J Chen
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physical Science and Technology, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, Baoding 110016, China.
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Chen A, Su Q, Han H, Enriquez E, Jia Q. Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: A Perspective from Strain, Defect, and Interface. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1803241. [PMID: 30368932 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films with ordered two phases, grown epitaxially on substrates, have attracted tremendous interest in the past decade. These unique nanostructured composite thin films with large vertical interfacial area, controllable vertical lattice strain, and defects provide an intriguing playground, allowing for the manipulation of a variety of functional properties of the materials via the interplay among strain, defect, and interface. This field has evolved from basic growth and characterization to functionality tuning as well as potential applications in energy conversion and information technology. Here, the remarkable progress achieved in vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films from a perspective of tuning functionalities through control of strain, defect, and interface is summarized.
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- Aiping Chen
- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Materials Design and Innovation, University at Buffalo-The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
- Division of Quantum Phases and Devices, Department of Physics, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701, South Korea
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Sangle AL, Lee OJ, Kursumovic A, Zhang W, Chen A, Wang H, MacManus-Driscoll JL. Very high commutation quality factor and dielectric tunability in nanocomposite SrTiO 3 thin films with T c enhanced to >300 °C. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:3460-3468. [PMID: 29446777 PMCID: PMC5815283 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06991j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We report on nanoengineered SrTiO3-Sm2O3 nanocomposite thin films with the highest reported values of commutation quality factor (CQF or K-factor) of >2800 in SrTiO3 at room temperature. The films also had a large tunability of dielectric constant (49%), low tangent loss (tan δ = 0.01) and a Curie temperature for SrTiO3 > 300 °C, making them very attractive for tunable RF applications. The enhanced properties originate from the unique nanostructure in the films, with <20 nm diameter strain-controlling Sm2O3 nanocolumns embedded in a SrTiO3 matrix. Very large out-of-plane strains (up to 2.6%) and high tetragonality (c/a) (up to 1.013) were induced in the SrTiO3. The K-factor was further enhanced by adding 1 at% Sc3+ (acceptor) dopant in SrTiO3 to a value of 3300 with the tangent loss being ≤0.01 up to 1000 kV cm-1.
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- Abhijeet L. Sangle
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy , University of Cambridge , UK . ;
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- School of Fundamental Science , Universiti Malaysia Terengganu , 21300 Kuala Terengganu , Malaysia
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy , University of Cambridge , UK . ;
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials , Brookhaven National Laboratory , Bldg. 735 – P.O. Box 5000 , Upton , NY 11973-5000 , USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , NM 87545 , USA
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- School of Materials Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN 47907 , USA
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Cheng S, Shen L, Ma C, Cheng S, Dai Y, Mi S, Liu M, Jia C. Structural transition induced enhancement of magnetization and magnetoresistance in epitaxial (Pr0.5Ba0.5MnO3)1−x:(CeO2)x vertically aligned thin films. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00389k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Structural transition induced enhancement of magnetization and magnetoresistance in (Pr0.5Ba0.5MnO3)1−x:(CeO2)x vertically aligned films.
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- Sheng Cheng
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
- School of Microelectronics
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
- School of Microelectronics
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
- School of Microelectronics
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
- School of Microelectronics
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
- School of Microelectronics
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
- School of Microelectronics
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Chen MJ, Ning XK, Wang SF, Fu GS. Enhanced polarization and dielectricity in BaTiO3:NiO nanocomposite films modulated by the microstructure. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06627a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Parallel and vertical interfaces in vertically and parallelly aligned nanocomposite thin films have been shown to be an effective method to manipulate functionalities.
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- M. J. Chen
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
- The College of Physical Science and Technology
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071000
- China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
- The College of Physical Science and Technology
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071000
- China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
- The College of Physical Science and Technology
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071000
- China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
- The College of Physical Science and Technology
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071000
- China
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He B, Wang Z. Enhancement of the Electrical Properties in BaTiO3/PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 Ferroelectric Superlattices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:6736-6742. [PMID: 26913563 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, BaTiO3/Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (BTO/PZT) ferroelectric superlattices have been grown on the Nb-doped SrTiO3 (NSTO) single-crystal substrate by pulsed laser deposition, and their electrical properties were investigated in detail. The leakage current was reduced significantly in the BTO/PZT superlattices, and the conduction mechanism could be interpreted as the bulk-limited mechanism. In addition, a more symmetric hysteresis loop was observed in the BTO/PZT superlattices compared with the pure PZT and BTO films. The BTO/PZT superlattices with the modulation thickness of 9.8 nm showed remarkably improved dielectric properties with dielectric constant and loss of 684 and 0.02, respectively, measured at the frequency of 10 kHz. Based on these experimental results, it can be considered that the BTO/PZT interfaces play a very important role for the enhanced electrical properties of the BTO/PZT superlattices.
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- Bin He
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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Zhu Y, Zhan Q, Yang JC, Bitla Y, Liu P, Li CI, Liu HJ, Kumar VS, Arenholz E, He Q, Chu YH. Enhanced Structural and Magnetic Coupling in a Mesocrystal-Assisted Nanocomposite. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:1104-1111. [PMID: 26572320 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Benefiting from the advances made in well-controlled materials synthesis techniques, nanocomposites have drawn considerable attention due to their enthralling physics and functionalities. In this work, we report a new heteroepitaxial mesocrystal-perovskite nanocomposite, (NiFe2O4)0.33:(La0.67Ca0.33MnO3)0.67. Elaborate structural studies revealed that tiny NiFe2O4 nanocrystals aggregate into ordered octahedral mesocrystal arrays with {111} facets together with a concomitant structural phase transition of the La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 matrix upon postannealing process. Combined magnetic and X-ray absorption spectroscopic measurements show significant enhancement in the magnetic properties at room temperature due to the structural evolution of magnetic NiFe2O4 and the consequent magnetic coupling at the heterointerfaces mediating via well connected octahedrons of Mn-O6 in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 and (Ni,Fe)-O6 in NiFe2O4. This work demonstrates an approach to manipulate the exciting physical properties of material systems by integrating desired functionalities of the constituents via synthesis of a self-assembled mesocrystal embedded nanocomposite system.
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- Yuanmin Zhu
- Department of Material Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Material Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Material Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Physics, Durham University , Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica , Taipei 155, Taiwan
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Lee S, Zhang W, Khatkhatay F, Wang H, Jia Q, MacManus-Driscoll JL. Ionic Conductivity Increased by Two Orders of Magnitude in Micrometer-Thick Vertical Yttria-Stabilized ZrO2 Nanocomposite Films. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:7362-7369. [PMID: 26335046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We design and create a unique cell geometry of templated micrometer-thick epitaxial nanocomposite films which contain ~20 nm diameter yttria-stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) nanocolumns, strain coupled to a SrTiO3 matrix. The ionic conductivity of these nanocolumns is enhanced by over 2 orders of magnitude compared to plain YSZ films. Concomitant with the higher ionic conduction is the finding that the YSZ nanocolumns in the films have much higher crystallinity and orientation, compared to plain YSZ films. Hence, "oxygen migration highways" are formed in the desired out-of-plane direction. This improved structure is shown to originate from the epitaxial coupling of the YSZ nanocolumns to the SrTiO3 film matrix and from nucleation of the YSZ nanocolumns on an intermediate nanocomposite base layer of highly aligned Sm-doped CeO2 nanocolumns within the SrTiO3 matrix. This intermediate layer reduces the lattice mismatch between the YSZ nanocolumns and the substrate. Vertical ionic conduction values as high as 10(-2) Ω(-1) cm(-1) were demonstrated at 360 °C (300 °C lower than plain YSZ films), showing the strong practical potential of these nanostructured films for use in much lower operation temperature ionic devices.
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- Shinbuhm Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge , 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge , 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
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Yang SM, Lee S, Jian J, Zhang W, Lu P, Jia Q, Wang H, Won Noh T, Kalinin SV, MacManus-Driscoll JL. Strongly enhanced oxygen ion transport through samarium-doped CeO2 nanopillars in nanocomposite films. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8588. [PMID: 26446866 PMCID: PMC4633963 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Enhancement of oxygen ion conductivity in oxides is important for low-temperature (<500 °C) operation of solid oxide fuel cells, sensors and other ionotronic devices. While huge ion conductivity has been demonstrated in planar heterostructure films, there has been considerable debate over the origin of the conductivity enhancement, in part because of the difficulties of probing buried ion transport channels. Here we create a practical geometry for device miniaturization, consisting of highly crystalline micrometre-thick vertical nanocolumns of Sm-doped CeO2 embedded in supporting matrices of SrTiO3. The ionic conductivity is higher by one order of magnitude than plain Sm-doped CeO2 films. By using scanning probe microscopy, we show that the fast ion-conducting channels are not exclusively restricted to the interface but also are localized at the Sm-doped CeO2 nanopillars. This work offers a pathway to realize spatially localized fast ion transport in oxides of micrometre thickness.
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- Sang Mo Yang
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- Center for Correlated Electron Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Center for Correlated Electron Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK
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Wang Y, Chen W, Wang B, Zheng Y. Ultrathin Ferroelectric Films: Growth, Characterization, Physics and Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2014; 7:6377-6485. [PMID: 28788196 PMCID: PMC5456150 DOI: 10.3390/ma7096377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ultrathin ferroelectric films are of increasing interests these years, owing to the need of device miniaturization and their wide spectrum of appealing properties. Recent advanced deposition methods and characterization techniques have largely broadened the scope of experimental researches of ultrathin ferroelectric films, pushing intensive property study and promising device applications. This review aims to cover state-of-the-art experimental works of ultrathin ferroelectric films, with a comprehensive survey of growth methods, characterization techniques, important phenomena and properties, as well as device applications. The strongest emphasis is on those aspects intimately related to the unique phenomena and physics of ultrathin ferroelectric films. Prospects and challenges of this field also have been highlighted.
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- Ying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
- Micro & Nano Physics and Mechanics Research Laboratory, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Micro & Nano Physics and Mechanics Research Laboratory, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
- Micro & Nano Physics and Mechanics Research Laboratory, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Lee S, Sangle A, Lu P, Chen A, Zhang W, Lee JS, Wang H, Jia Q, MacManus-Driscoll JL. Novel electroforming-free nanoscaffold memristor with very high uniformity, tunability, and density. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:6284-9. [PMID: 25070261 PMCID: PMC4225682 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A novel device structure is developed, which uses easy-to-grow nano scaffold films to localize oxygen vacancies at vertical heterointerfaces. The strategy is to design vertical interfaces using two structurally incompatible oxides, which are likely to generate a high-concentration oxygen vacancy. Non-linear electroresistance at room temperature is demonstrated using these nano scaffold devices. The resistance variations exceed two orders of magnitude with very high uniformity and tunability.
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- Shinbuhm Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87185, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, 77843, USA
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- School of Physics, Korea Institute for Advanced StudySeoul, 130–722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, 77843, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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Evolution of microstructure, strain and physical properties in oxide nanocomposite films. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5426. [PMID: 24958206 PMCID: PMC4067618 DOI: 10.1038/srep05426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We, using LSMO:ZnO nanocomposite films as a model system, have studied the effect of film thickness on the physical properties of nanocomposites. It shows that strain, microstructure, as well as magnetoresistance strongly rely on film thickness. The magnetotransport properties have been fitted by a modified parallel connection channel model, which is in agreement with the microstructure evolution as a function of film thickness in nanocomposite films on sapphire substrates. The strain analysis indicates that the variation of physical properties in nanocomposite films on LAO is dominated by strain effect. These results confirm the critical role of film thickness on microstructures, strain states, and functionalities. It further shows that one can use film thickness as a key parameter to design nanocomposites with optimum functionalities.
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Khatkhatay F, Chen A, Lee JH, Zhang W, Abdel-Raziq H, Wang H. Ferroelectric properties of vertically aligned nanostructured BaTiO3-CeO2 thin films and their integration on silicon. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:12541-7. [PMID: 24266680 DOI: 10.1021/am403834k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Epitaxial (BaTiO3)0.5(CeO2)0.5 films have been deposited in vertically aligned nanocomposite form on SrTiO3/TiN buffered Si substrates to achieve high-quality ferroelectrics on Si. The thin TiN seed layer promotes the epitaxial growth of the SrTiO3 buffer on Si, which in turn is essential for the high-quality growth of the vertically aligned nanocomposite structure. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy characterization show that the films consist of distinct c-axis oriented BaTiO3 and CeO2 phases. Polarization measurements show that the BaTiO3-CeO2 films on Si are actually ferroelectric at room temperature, and the ferroelectric response is comparable to pure BaTiO3 as well as the BaTiO3-CeO2 films on SrTiO3 single-crystalline substrates. Capacitance-voltage measurements show that, instead of decreasing, the Curie temperature increases to 175 and 150 °C for the samples on SrTiO3 and Si substrates, respectively. This work is an essential step towards integrating novel nanostructured materials with advanced functionalities into Si-based devices.
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- Fauzia Khatkhatay
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843-3128, United States
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George SM, Park BK, Kim CG, Chung TM. Synthesis of Heteroleptic Strontium Complexes Containing Substituted Cyclopentadienyl and β-Diketonate Ligands. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2013. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.3.967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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