Quantification of the Electromechanical Measurements by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206237
Abstract: Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) is widely used for characterization and exploration of the nanoscale properties of ferroelectrics. However, quantification of the PFM signal is challenging due to the convolution of various extrinsic and intrinsic contributions.… read more here.
Keywords: quantification; force microscopy; microscopy; piezoresponse force ... See more keywords
Resolving the piezoelectric properties through differential evolution algorithm via piezoresponse force microscopy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.106034
Abstract: Abstract Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) has rapidly become an important tool for characterizing electromechanical properties in piezoelectric materials at the nanoscale. However, there remains a challenge on the accurate quantitative determination of the piezoelectric coefficients… read more here.
Keywords: evolution algorithm; microscopy; force microscopy; piezoelectric properties ... See more keywords
Nanomechanics of multiferroic composite nanofibers via local excitation piezoresponse force microscopy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2019.02.005
Abstract: Abstract Mechanical properties of multiferroic nanostructures are of great importance for their applications, yet their characterization is challenging, especially in a quantitative manner and simultaneously with their piezoelectric properties. In this paper, we show that… read more here.
Keywords: composite nanofibers; piezoresponse force; microscopy; force microscopy ... See more keywords
Revealing Antiferroelectric Switching and Ferroelectric Wakeup in Hafnia by Advanced Piezoresponse Force Microscopy.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07809
Abstract: Hafnium oxide (HfO2)-based ferroelectrics offer remarkable promise for memory and logic devices in view of their compatibility with traditional silicon complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, high switchable polarization, good endurance, and thickness scalability. These… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; ferroelectric wakeup; force microscopy; polarization ... See more keywords
Converse flexoelectricity yields large piezoresponse force microscopy signals in non-piezoelectric materials
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09266-y
Abstract: Converse flexoelectricity is a mechanical stress induced by an electric polarization gradient. It can appear in any material, irrespective of symmetry, whenever there is an inhomogeneous electric field distribution. This situation invariably happens in piezoresponse… read more here.
Keywords: flexoelectricity; microscopy; force microscopy; piezoresponse force ... See more keywords
Identifying phase transition behavior in Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3-BaTiO3 single crystals by piezoresponse force microscopy
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4982910
Abstract: Using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) and Raman spectroscopy, we studied the local temperature-dependent piezoelectric properties and phase structures of 0.95(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-0.05BaTiO3 (BNT-BT) single crystals. Local-area PFM revealed non-ergodic relaxor behavior around 160 °C. Switching spectroscopy-PFM (SS-PFM) results… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; phase transition; force microscopy; piezoresponse force ... See more keywords
Automated piezoresponse force microscopy domain tracking during fast thermally stimulated phase transition in CuInP2S6
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acd34d
Abstract: Real-time tracking of dynamic nanoscale processes such as phase transitions by scanning probe microscopy is a challenging task, typically requiring extensive and laborious human supervision. Smart strategies to track specific regions of interest (ROI) in… read more here.
Keywords: fast thermally; force microscopy; microscopy; thermally stimulated ... See more keywords