Two-dimensional electronic conductivity in insulating ferroelectrics: Peculiar properties of domain walls
L.M. Verhoff, M.N. Pionteck, M. Rüsing, H. Fritze, L.M. Eng, S. Sanna, Physical Review Research 6 (2024).
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Verhoff, Leonard M.;
Pionteck, Mike N.;
Rüsing, MichaelLibreCat
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Fritze, Holger;
Eng, Lukas M.;
Sanna, Simone

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Ferroelectrics such as LiNbO3 (LN) are wide-band-gap insulators that may show a high local electric conductivity at the domain walls (DWs). The latter are interfaces separating regions of noncollinear polarization, which can be manipulated to build integrated nanoelectronic elements. In the present work, we model different DW types in LN from first principles. Our models reveal the DW morphology and shed light on their electronic properties: A strong band bending is predicted for charged DWs, leading to local metallicity. Defect trapping at the DW may further enhance the electric conductivity.
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Physical Review Research
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4
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L042015
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Verhoff LM, Pionteck MN, Rüsing M, Fritze H, Eng LM, Sanna S. Two-dimensional electronic conductivity in insulating ferroelectrics: Peculiar properties of domain walls. Physical Review Research. 2024;6(4). doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l042015
Verhoff, L. M., Pionteck, M. N., Rüsing, M., Fritze, H., Eng, L. M., & Sanna, S. (2024). Two-dimensional electronic conductivity in insulating ferroelectrics: Peculiar properties of domain walls. Physical Review Research, 6(4), Article L042015. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l042015
@article{Verhoff_Pionteck_Rüsing_Fritze_Eng_Sanna_2024, title={Two-dimensional electronic conductivity in insulating ferroelectrics: Peculiar properties of domain walls}, volume={6}, DOI={10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l042015}, number={4L042015}, journal={Physical Review Research}, publisher={American Physical Society (APS)}, author={Verhoff, Leonard M. and Pionteck, Mike N. and Rüsing, Michael and Fritze, Holger and Eng, Lukas M. and Sanna, Simone}, year={2024} }
Verhoff, Leonard M., Mike N. Pionteck, Michael Rüsing, Holger Fritze, Lukas M. Eng, and Simone Sanna. “Two-Dimensional Electronic Conductivity in Insulating Ferroelectrics: Peculiar Properties of Domain Walls.” Physical Review Research 6, no. 4 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l042015.
L. M. Verhoff, M. N. Pionteck, M. Rüsing, H. Fritze, L. M. Eng, and S. Sanna, “Two-dimensional electronic conductivity in insulating ferroelectrics: Peculiar properties of domain walls,” Physical Review Research, vol. 6, no. 4, Art. no. L042015, 2024, doi: 10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l042015.
Verhoff, Leonard M., et al. “Two-Dimensional Electronic Conductivity in Insulating Ferroelectrics: Peculiar Properties of Domain Walls.” Physical Review Research, vol. 6, no. 4, L042015, American Physical Society (APS), 2024, doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l042015.
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