---
_id: '4769'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "In recent years, Raman spectroscopy has been used to visualize and analyze
ferroelectric domain structures.\r\nThe technique makes use of the fact that the
intensity or frequency of certain phonons is strongly influenced\r\nby the presence
of domain walls. Although the method is used frequently, the underlying mechanism
responsible\r\nfor the changes in the spectra is not fully understood. This inhibits
deeper analysis of domain structures based\r\non this method. Two different models
have been proposed. However, neither model completely explains all\r\nobservations.
In this work, we have systematically investigated domain walls in different scattering
geometries\r\nwith Raman spectroscopy in the common ferroelectric materials used
in integrated optics, i.e., KTiOPO4,\r\nLiNbO3, and LiTaO3. Based on the two models,
we can demonstrate that the observed contrast for domain\r\nwalls is in fact based
on two different effects. We can identify on the one hand microscopic changes
at the\r\ndomain wall, e.g., strain and electric fields, and on the other hand
a macroscopic change of selection rules at the\r\ndomain wall. While the macroscopic
relaxation of selection rules can be explained by the directional dispersion\r\nof
the phonons in agreement with previous propositions, the microscopic changes can
be explained qualitatively\r\nin terms of a simplified atomistic model."
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Rüsing, Michael
id: '22501'
last_name: Rüsing
orcid: 0000-0003-4682-4577
- first_name: Sergej
full_name: Neufeld, Sergej
id: '23261'
last_name: Neufeld
- first_name: Julian
full_name: Brockmeier, Julian
id: '44807'
last_name: Brockmeier
- first_name: Christof
full_name: Eigner, Christof
id: '13244'
last_name: Eigner
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-3083
- first_name: P.
full_name: Mackwitz, P.
last_name: Mackwitz
- first_name: K.
full_name: Spychala, K.
last_name: Spychala
- first_name: Christine
full_name: Silberhorn, Christine
id: '26263'
last_name: Silberhorn
- first_name: Wolf Gero
full_name: Schmidt, Wolf Gero
id: '468'
last_name: Schmidt
orcid: 0000-0002-2717-5076
- first_name: Gerhard
full_name: Berth, Gerhard
id: '53'
last_name: Berth
- first_name: Artur
full_name: Zrenner, Artur
id: '606'
last_name: Zrenner
orcid: 0000-0002-5190-0944
- first_name: S.
full_name: Sanna, S.
last_name: Sanna
citation:
ama: 'Rüsing M, Neufeld S, Brockmeier J, et al. Imaging of 180∘ ferroelectric domain
walls in uniaxial ferroelectrics by confocal Raman spectroscopy: Unraveling the
contrast mechanism. Physical Review Materials. 2018;2(10). doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801'
apa: 'Rüsing, M., Neufeld, S., Brockmeier, J., Eigner, C., Mackwitz, P., Spychala,
K., Silberhorn, C., Schmidt, W. G., Berth, G., Zrenner, A., & Sanna, S. (2018).
Imaging of 180∘ ferroelectric domain walls in uniaxial ferroelectrics by confocal
Raman spectroscopy: Unraveling the contrast mechanism. Physical Review Materials,
2(10). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801'
bibtex: '@article{Rüsing_Neufeld_Brockmeier_Eigner_Mackwitz_Spychala_Silberhorn_Schmidt_Berth_Zrenner_et
al._2018, title={Imaging of 180∘ ferroelectric domain walls in uniaxial ferroelectrics
by confocal Raman spectroscopy: Unraveling the contrast mechanism}, volume={2},
DOI={10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801},
number={10}, journal={Physical Review Materials}, publisher={American Physical
Society (APS)}, author={Rüsing, Michael and Neufeld, Sergej and Brockmeier, Julian
and Eigner, Christof and Mackwitz, P. and Spychala, K. and Silberhorn, Christine
and Schmidt, Wolf Gero and Berth, Gerhard and Zrenner, Artur and et al.}, year={2018}
}'
chicago: 'Rüsing, Michael, Sergej Neufeld, Julian Brockmeier, Christof Eigner, P.
Mackwitz, K. Spychala, Christine Silberhorn, et al. “Imaging of 180∘ Ferroelectric
Domain Walls in Uniaxial Ferroelectrics by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy: Unraveling
the Contrast Mechanism.” Physical Review Materials 2, no. 10 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801.'
ieee: 'M. Rüsing et al., “Imaging of 180∘ ferroelectric domain walls in uniaxial
ferroelectrics by confocal Raman spectroscopy: Unraveling the contrast mechanism,”
Physical Review Materials, vol. 2, no. 10, 2018, doi: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801.'
mla: 'Rüsing, Michael, et al. “Imaging of 180∘ Ferroelectric Domain Walls in Uniaxial
Ferroelectrics by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy: Unraveling the Contrast Mechanism.”
Physical Review Materials, vol. 2, no. 10, American Physical Society (APS),
2018, doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801.'
short: M. Rüsing, S. Neufeld, J. Brockmeier, C. Eigner, P. Mackwitz, K. Spychala,
C. Silberhorn, W.G. Schmidt, G. Berth, A. Zrenner, S. Sanna, Physical Review Materials
2 (2018).
date_created: 2018-10-18T08:50:47Z
date_updated: 2023-10-11T09:01:48Z
department:
- _id: '15'
- _id: '230'
- _id: '35'
- _id: '288'
doi: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.103801
intvolume: ' 2'
issue: '10'
language:
- iso: eng
project:
- _id: '53'
grant_number: '231447078'
name: TRR 142
- _id: '55'
name: TRR 142 - Project Area B
- _id: '69'
grant_number: '231447078'
name: TRR 142 - Subproject B4
- _id: '70'
grant_number: '231447078'
name: TRR 142 - Subproject B5
publication: Physical Review Materials
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2475-9953
publication_status: published
publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
status: public
title: 'Imaging of 180∘ ferroelectric domain walls in uniaxial ferroelectrics by confocal
Raman spectroscopy: Unraveling the contrast mechanism'
type: journal_article
user_id: '22501'
volume: 2
year: '2018'
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