Piezoelectric thin-film super-lattices without using piezoelectric materials

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2010-03-13

arxiv.org/abs/1003.2745v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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Abstract: In this paper we show that experimentally realizable apparently piezoelectric thin-film super-lattices can be created from non-piezoelectric materials provided an odd-order (e.g. trilayer) stacking sequence is used. The size-dependent mechanism of flexoelectricity, which couples gradients of strain to polarization, allows such a possibility. We present closed-form analytical expressions for the response of various thin-film and super-lattice configurations. We also clarify some of the subtleties that arise in considering interface boundary conditions in the theory of flexoelectricity as well as the relationship of flexoelectricity to the frequently used polarization gradient terms used in modeling ferroelectrics. We find that for certain (optimum) material combinations and length scales, thin film superlattices yielding apparent piezoelectricity close to 75 % of ferroelectric Barium Titanate may be achievable.

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