Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale
The recent achievements in studying the self-assembled evolution of micro- and nanoscale domain structures in uniaxial single crystalline ferroelectrics lithium niobate and lithium tantalate have been reviewed. The results obtained by visualization of static domain patterns and kinetics of the domai...
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| author | Vladimir Shur Andrey Akhmatkhanov Alexey Lobov Anton Turygin |
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| description | The recent achievements in studying the self-assembled evolution of micro- and nanoscale domain structures in uniaxial single crystalline ferroelectrics lithium niobate and lithium tantalate have been reviewed. The results obtained by visualization of static domain patterns and kinetics of the domain structure by different methods from common optical microscopy to more sophisticated scanning probe microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and confocal Raman microscopy, have been discussed. The kinetic approach based on various nucleation processes similar to the first-order phase transition was used for explanation of the domain structure evolution scenarios. The main mechanisms of self-assembling for nonequilibrium switching conditions caused by screening ineffectiveness including correlated nucleation, domain growth anisotropy, and domain–domain interaction have been considered. The formation of variety of self-assembled domain patterns such as fractal-type, finger and web structures, broad domain boundaries, and dendrites have been revealed at each of all five stages of domain structure evolution during polarization reversal. The possible applications of self-assembling for micro- and nanodomain engineering were reviewed briefly. The review covers mostly the results published by our research group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c18036925f744061a175e278866afc6b2022-12-21T17:32:31ZengWorld Scientific PublishingJournal of Advanced Dielectrics2010-135X2010-13682015-06-01521550015-11550015-1210.1142/S2010135X1550015010.1142/S2010135X15500150Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscaleVladimir Shur0Andrey Akhmatkhanov1Alexey Lobov2Anton Turygin3Ferroelectric Laboratory, Institute of Natural Sciences, Ural Federal University, 51 Lenin Ave, Ekaterinburg 620000, RussiaFerroelectric Laboratory, Institute of Natural Sciences, Ural Federal University, 51 Lenin Ave, Ekaterinburg 620000, RussiaFerroelectric Laboratory, Institute of Natural Sciences, Ural Federal University, 51 Lenin Ave, Ekaterinburg 620000, RussiaFerroelectric Laboratory, Institute of Natural Sciences, Ural Federal University, 51 Lenin Ave, Ekaterinburg 620000, RussiaThe recent achievements in studying the self-assembled evolution of micro- and nanoscale domain structures in uniaxial single crystalline ferroelectrics lithium niobate and lithium tantalate have been reviewed. The results obtained by visualization of static domain patterns and kinetics of the domain structure by different methods from common optical microscopy to more sophisticated scanning probe microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and confocal Raman microscopy, have been discussed. The kinetic approach based on various nucleation processes similar to the first-order phase transition was used for explanation of the domain structure evolution scenarios. The main mechanisms of self-assembling for nonequilibrium switching conditions caused by screening ineffectiveness including correlated nucleation, domain growth anisotropy, and domain–domain interaction have been considered. The formation of variety of self-assembled domain patterns such as fractal-type, finger and web structures, broad domain boundaries, and dendrites have been revealed at each of all five stages of domain structure evolution during polarization reversal. The possible applications of self-assembling for micro- and nanodomain engineering were reviewed briefly. The review covers mostly the results published by our research group.http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S2010135X15500150Self-assemblingnanodomain structuresnanodomain engineeringlithium niobatelithium tantalate |
| spellingShingle | Vladimir Shur Andrey Akhmatkhanov Alexey Lobov Anton Turygin Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale Journal of Advanced Dielectrics Self-assembling nanodomain structures nanodomain engineering lithium niobate lithium tantalate |
| title | Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale |
| title_full | Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale |
| title_fullStr | Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale |
| title_short | Self-assembled domain structures: From micro- to nanoscale |
| title_sort | self assembled domain structures from micro to nanoscale |
| topic | Self-assembling nanodomain structures nanodomain engineering lithium niobate lithium tantalate |
| url | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S2010135X15500150 |
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