Stress-induced R-MA-MC-T symmetry changes in BiFeO3 films

Details Stress-induced R-MA-MC-T symmetry changes in BiFeO3 films Stress-induced R-MA-MC-T symmetry changes in BiFeO3 films

2010-10-01

arxiv.org/abs/1010.0254v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.83.144107

The recent discovery of a stress-induced structural phase transition in the single-component perovskite BiFeO3 has revived interest in this lead-free ferroelectric. The coexistence of different phases may lead to large piezoelectric coefficients, a property typically associated with complex solid solutions of lead-based perovskites. Here we report combined experimental and computational results showing that the stress-induced phase transitions in BiFeO3 follow the path of rhombohedral(R)-to-monoclinic(MA)-to-monoclinic(MC)-to-tetragonal(T), where both MC and T show highly enhanced c/a ratios. This R-MA-MC-T sequence is otherwise observed only near morphotropic phase boundaries (MPBs) in lead-based perovskites (i.e. near a compositionally induced phase instability), where it is controlled by electric field, temperature, or composition. Our results represent the first time that this evolution has been induced in a single component system using strain alone, and show that substrate- imposed symmetry lowering results in a similar phase instability as the proximity to a MPB in solid solutions.

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