| Polar meron lattice in strained oxide ferroelectrics | |
| Wang, Y. J.1; Feng, Y. P.1,2; Zhu, Y. L.1; Tang, Y. L.1; Yang, L. X.1; Zou, M. J.1,3; Geng, W. R.1,3; Han, M. J.1,2; Guo, X. W.1,3; Wu, B.1; Ma, X. L.1,4 | |
| Corresponding Author | Zhu, Y. L.(ylzhu@imr.ac.cn) ; Ma, X. L.(xlma@imr.ac.cn) |
| 2020-06-01 | |
| Source Publication | NATURE MATERIALS
 |
| ISSN | 1476-1122 |
| Volume | 19Issue:8Pages:18 |
| Abstract | Merons are topological structures, but these have yet to be directly observed in ferroelectrics. Here, by epitaxially straining PbTiO3 on a SmScO3 substrate, electron microscopy and phase-field modelling allow the morphology and distribution of merons to be observed. A topological meron features a non-coplanar structure, whose order parameters in the core region are perpendicular to those near the perimeter. A meron is half of a skyrmion, and both have potential applications for information carrying and storage. Although merons and skyrmions in ferromagnetic materials can be readily obtained via inter-spin interactions, their behaviour and even existence in ferroelectric materials are still elusive. Here we observe using electron microscopy not only the atomic morphology of merons with a topological charge of 1/2, but also a periodic meron lattice in ultrathin PbTiO3 films under tensile epitaxial strain on a SmScO3 substrate. Phase-field simulations rationalize the formation of merons for which an epitaxial strain, as a single alterable parameter, plays a critical role in the coupling of lattice and charge. This study suggests that by engineering strain at the nanoscale it should be possible to fabricate topological polar textures, which in turn could facilitate the development of nanoscale ferroelectric devices. |
| Funding Organization | Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences CAS ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41563-020-0694-8 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences CAS[QYZDJ-SSW-JSC010] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51671194] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51971223] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51922100] ; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science[L2019R06] ; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science[L2019R08] ; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science[L2019F01] ; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science[L2019F13] ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS[2016177] |
| WOS Research Area | Chemistry ; Materials Science ; Physics |
| WOS Subject | Chemistry, Physical ; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary ; Physics, Applied ; Physics, Condensed Matter |
| WOS ID | WOS:000537030200001 |
| Publisher | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/139167 |
| Collection | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhu, Y. L.; Ma, X. L. |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Shenyang Natl Lab Mat Sci, Inst Met Res, Shenyang, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Mat Sci & Optoelect Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Hefei, Peoples R China 4.Lanzhou Univ Technol, State Key Lab Adv Proc & Recycling Nonferrous Met, Lanzhou, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang, Y. J.,Feng, Y. P.,Zhu, Y. L.,et al. Polar meron lattice in strained oxide ferroelectrics[J]. NATURE MATERIALS,2020,19(8):18. |
| APA | Wang, Y. J..,Feng, Y. P..,Zhu, Y. L..,Tang, Y. L..,Yang, L. X..,...&Ma, X. L..(2020).Polar meron lattice in strained oxide ferroelectrics.NATURE MATERIALS,19(8),18. |
| MLA | Wang, Y. J.,et al."Polar meron lattice in strained oxide ferroelectrics".NATURE MATERIALS 19.8(2020):18. |
| Files in This Item: | There are no files associated with this item. | |||||
Items in the repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Edit Comment