Pure Chiral Polar Vortex Phase in PbTiO3/SrTiO3 Superlattices with Tunable Circular Dichroism.
Nano Lett
; 23(14): 6602-6609, 2023 Jul 26.
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Nontrivial polarization textures have been demonstrated in ferroelectric/dielectric superlattices, where the electrostatic, elastic, and different gradient energies compete in a delicate balance. When PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices are grown on DyScO3, the coexistence of ferroelectric domains and vortex structure is observed for n = 12-20 unit cells. Here, we report an approach to achieve single-phase vortex structures in superlattices by controlling the epitaxial strain using Sr1.04Al0.12Ga0.35Ta0.50O3 substrates. The domain width follows Kittel's law with the thickness of the ferroelectric PbTiO3 layers. A phase transition from vortex to a disordered phase with temperature is characterized by the correlation length. Resonant soft X-ray diffraction circular dichroism at the titanium L-edge reveals enhanced chirality with the thickness of the ferroelectric layer. These results are supported by second-principles simulations, which demonstrate that the integrated helicity increases with n. The stabilization of chiral single-phase polar vortices in ferroelectric/dielectric superlattices can enable novel optoelectronic devices with enhanced ferroelectric-light interaction.
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