Prediction of a strong polarizing field in thin film paraelectrics

We demonstrate the existence of a polarizing field in thin films of insulators with charged ionic layers. The polarizing field derives from the same physics as the well-known depolarizing field that suppresses ferroelectric polarization in thin-film ferroelectrics, but instead drives thin films of m...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chiara Gattinoni, Nicola A. Spaldin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-08-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L032020