Abstract
We demonstrate an approach to enhance the energy storage density W of antiferroelectric film through simple altering a crystallographic orientation of the substrate. We reveal that the antiferroelectric phase stability of PbZrO3can be enhanced for the (110) or (111) SrTiO3substrate orientation, thus suppresses the antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition to higher electric field with ∼120-kV/cm increment. In addition, the polarization values of these films are also favorably increased hence increases W by 5.3-J/cm3at 700-kV/cm. The observed enhancement is found to originate from a high sensitivity of phase transition to mechanical confinements due to the volume expansion at the transition.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112908 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Sep 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |