Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3

Nonlinear defect interactions between the 180° domain wall and oxygen-vacancies (O-vacancies) in PbTiO3, and the characteristic ferroelectricity due to the interactions are investigated using first-principles calculations based on the hybrid Hartree-Fock (HF) density functionals, which correctly rep...

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Main Authors: Shogo TOMODA, Takahiro SHIMADA, Taku UEDA, Jie WANG, Takayuki KITAMURA
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Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-04-01
Series:Mechanical Engineering Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/2/3/2_15-00037/_pdf/-char/en
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author Shogo TOMODA
Takahiro SHIMADA
Taku UEDA
Jie WANG
Takayuki KITAMURA
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Takahiro SHIMADA
Taku UEDA
Jie WANG
Takayuki KITAMURA
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description Nonlinear defect interactions between the 180° domain wall and oxygen-vacancies (O-vacancies) in PbTiO3, and the characteristic ferroelectricity due to the interactions are investigated using first-principles calculations based on the hybrid Hartree-Fock (HF) density functionals, which correctly reproduce the band gap and provide the accurate defect electronic structures. We show that an oxygen vacancy is likely to form at 180° domain walls than inside the bulk and the vacancy behaves as a double shallow donor that contributes to partial conductivity preferentially than that inside the bulk. The defect interactions between 180° domain walls and oxygen vacancies have a significant influence on the polarization distribution in PbTiO3, and the effect differs depending on the location of O-vacancies with respect to the domain wall. An oxygen vacancy that is located in the polar [001] direction relative to the Ti atom suppresses ferroelectricity around the vacancy in front of a domain wall, and enhances ferroelectricity only an the center of domain wall, which leads to a shift of the domain wall towards the vacancy and pinning of the domain wall. On the other hand, an O-vacancy that is located in the non-polar [100] and [010] directions relative to the Ti atom induces polarization perpendicular to the [010] axis and outward from the vacancy. Furthermore, the magnitude of polarization change around the O-vacancy inside the 180° domain wall is larger than inside the bulk, which originates from the strong interaction between the 180° domain wall and O-vacancy. These results will provide significant fundamental insight for the design of ferroelectrics.
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spelling doaj.art-ff1341ebfc9347e5b203d7d22d18fd362022-12-21T23:08:51ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersMechanical Engineering Journal2187-97452015-04-012315-0003715-0003710.1299/mej.15-00037mejHybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3Shogo TOMODA0Takahiro SHIMADA1Taku UEDA2Jie WANG3Takayuki KITAMURA4Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Kyoto UniversityNonlinear defect interactions between the 180° domain wall and oxygen-vacancies (O-vacancies) in PbTiO3, and the characteristic ferroelectricity due to the interactions are investigated using first-principles calculations based on the hybrid Hartree-Fock (HF) density functionals, which correctly reproduce the band gap and provide the accurate defect electronic structures. We show that an oxygen vacancy is likely to form at 180° domain walls than inside the bulk and the vacancy behaves as a double shallow donor that contributes to partial conductivity preferentially than that inside the bulk. The defect interactions between 180° domain walls and oxygen vacancies have a significant influence on the polarization distribution in PbTiO3, and the effect differs depending on the location of O-vacancies with respect to the domain wall. An oxygen vacancy that is located in the polar [001] direction relative to the Ti atom suppresses ferroelectricity around the vacancy in front of a domain wall, and enhances ferroelectricity only an the center of domain wall, which leads to a shift of the domain wall towards the vacancy and pinning of the domain wall. On the other hand, an O-vacancy that is located in the non-polar [100] and [010] directions relative to the Ti atom induces polarization perpendicular to the [010] axis and outward from the vacancy. Furthermore, the magnitude of polarization change around the O-vacancy inside the 180° domain wall is larger than inside the bulk, which originates from the strong interaction between the 180° domain wall and O-vacancy. These results will provide significant fundamental insight for the design of ferroelectrics.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/2/3/2_15-00037/_pdf/-char/enferroelectricity oxygen-vacancydomain wallperovskite type oxidedensity functional calculation
spellingShingle Shogo TOMODA
Takahiro SHIMADA
Taku UEDA
Jie WANG
Takayuki KITAMURA
Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3
Mechanical Engineering Journal
ferroelectricity oxygen-vacancy
domain wall
perovskite type oxide
density functional calculation
title Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3
title_full Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3
title_fullStr Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3
title_short Hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with O-vacancies in PbTiO3
title_sort hybrid functional study on the ferroelectricity of domain walls with o vacancies in pbtio3
topic ferroelectricity oxygen-vacancy
domain wall
perovskite type oxide
density functional calculation
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/2/3/2_15-00037/_pdf/-char/en
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