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Dynamic hysteresis scaling of ferroelectric Pb0.9Ba0.1(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin films

Y Y Guo1, T Wei1, Q Y He2 and J-M Liu1,2,3,4

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We measure systematically the intrinsic scaling behavior of dynamic hysteresis for Pb0.9Ba0.1(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PBZT) ferroelectric thin films with Pt electrodes on Si substrates, utilizing the Sawyer–Tower technique. For the as-prepared thin films of similar thickness and microstructure, over the low frequency range, the scaling follows the power law \langle A
\rangle \propto f^{0.28}E_{0}^{0.91} under low E0 and the power law \langle A \rangle \propto f^{0.35}E_{0}^{0.78} under high E0, where langArang is the hysteresis area, and f and E0 are the frequency and amplitude of the external electric field. In the high- f range, the power law for low E0 takes the form of \langle A \rangle \propto f^{-0.32}E_{0}^{3.2} , while that for high E0 takes the form of \langle A \rangle \propto f^{-0.2}E_{0}^{2.2} . It is identified that the dynamic behaviors at low frequency mainly come from the intrinsic domain reversal instead of others like the leakage current, while the depolarization field may influence the frequency exponents at high frequency. We study the temperature scaling of the hysteresis, indicating that the scaling under low E0 is roughly consistent with the (Φ2)2 model. Finally, we argue that experimentally obtained power law scaling for Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin films prepared under the given conditions may not be reliable due to the polarization fatigue effect.


PACS

77.55.+f Dielectric thin films

77.80.Dj Domain structure; hysteresis

77.22.Ej Polarization and depolarization

68.60.Bs Mechanical and acoustical properties

77.80.Fm Switching phenomena

68.55.-a Thin film structure and morphology

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Surfaces, interfaces and thin films

Dates

Issue 48 (2 December 2009)

Received 6 August 2009, in final form 24 September 2009

Published 30 October 2009



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