Direct Observation of Ferrielectricity at Ferroelastic Domain Boundaries in CaTiO3 by Electron Microscopy

Sandra Van Aert, Stuart Turner, Rémi Delville, Dominique Schryvers, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Ekhard Salje, Marc Verwerft

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    Abstract

    High-resolution aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy aided by statistical parameter estimation theory is used to quantify localized displacements at a (110) twin boundary in orthorhombic CaTiO3. The displacements are 3–6 pm for the Ti atoms and confined to a thin layer. This is the first direct observation of the generation of ferroelectricity by interfaces inside this material which opens the door for domain boundary engineering.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)523-527
    JournalAdvanced materials
    Volume24
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 24 Jan 2012

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