DOI: 10.1063/1.354969. Surface and domain structures of ferroelectric crystals studied with scanning force microscopy

Surface and domain structures of ferroelectric crystals studied with scanning force microscopy

10.1063/1.354969

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Abstract

The understanding of the phenomena of ferroelectricity requires profound knowledge of the ferroelectric domain structure. In this paper we report on the progress of studying ferroelectric domains and domain walls with scanning force microscopy (SFM). Domains and domain walls of ferroelectric crystals of guanidinium aluminum sulfate hexahydrate (GASH) are imaged with SFM. Two sets of complementary results are obtained depending on the operation mode of the instrument. In the non-contact imaging mode (attractive force regime), domain walls are imaged. In the contact imaging mode (repulsive force regime) in addition to the domain wall structure, information about the polarity of the domains is obtained. In these latter images, the opposing contrast of the ferroelectric positive and negative domains is superimposed on the GASH cleavage structure. The imaging mechanism of the contact and noncontact modes are discussed. Corroborating scanning electron microscopy images are presented as well.

Bibliography

LÃ¼thi, R., Haefke, H., Meyer, K.-P., Meyer, E., Howald, L., & GÃ¼ntherodt, H.-J. (1993). Surface and domain structures of ferroelectric crystals studied with scanning force microscopy. Journal of Applied Physics, 74(12), 7461â7471.

Authors 6

R. Lüthi (first)
H. Haefke (additional)
K.-P. Meyer (additional)
E. Meyer (additional)
L. Howald (additional)
H.-J. Güntherodt (additional)

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Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:46 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 2, 2024, 7:24 a.m.)
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Issued	31 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1993)
Published	31 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1993)
Published Print	31 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1993)

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BibTeX

@article{L_thi_1993, title={Surface and domain structures of ferroelectric crystals studied with scanning force microscopy}, volume={74}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.354969}, DOI={10.1063/1.354969}, number={12}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Lüthi, R. and Haefke, H. and Meyer, K.-P. and Meyer, E. and Howald, L. and Güntherodt, H.-J.}, year={1993}, month=dec, pages={7461–7471} }

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