Probing the role of single defects on the thermodynamics of electric-field induced phase transitions

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2008-02-04

arxiv.org/abs/0802.0517v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

34 pages,4 figures, high quality figures are available upon request, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.155703

The kinetics and thermodynamics of first order transitions is universally controlled by defects that act as nucleation sites and pinning centers. Here we demonstrate that defect-domain interactions during polarization reversal processes in ferroelectric materials result in a pronounced fine structure in electromechanical hysteresis loops. Spatially-resolved imaging of a single defect center in multiferroic BiFeO3 thin film is achieved, and the defect size and built-in field are determined self-consistently from the single-point spectroscopic measurements and spatially-resolved images. This methodology is universal and can be applied to other reversible bias-induced transitions including electrochemical reactions.

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