Temperature-driven evolution of hierarchical nanodomain structure in tetragonal-like BiFeO 3 films

Yajun Qi, Zuhuang Chen, Lihua Wang, Xiaodong Han, Junling Wang, Thirumany Sritharan, Lang Chen

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Abstract

Transmission electron microscopy study of tetragonal-like BiFeO 3 films reveals a hitherto unreported hierarchical nanodomain structure. The 30-50 nm wide stripe domains with {110} domain walls consist of a substructure of lamellar nanodomains of 8-10 nm width in a herringbone-like arrangement. In situ heating and cooling reveal a reversible transition from the hierarchical nanodomain structure to a tweed-like domain structure which is accompanied by a first-order phase transition near 120 °C with a thermal hysteresis. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.
Original languageEnglish
Article number022908
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume100
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

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