Note: Electrical and thermal characterization of a ferroelectric thin film with an electro-thermal nanoprobe

R. Jackson, P. C. Fletcher, K. Jambunathan, A. R. Damodaran, J. N. Emmerich, H. Teng, L. W. Martin, W. P. King, Y. Wu

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Abstract

The localized temperature-dependent piezoelectric response of ferroelectric barium strontium titanate (BST) thin films is studied using an electro-thermal (ET) nanoprobe. The ET probe provides independent electrical and thermal excitation to a nanometer-scale volume of the specimen and is capable of detecting the phase transition temperature of the BST thin films. The piezoresponse measured by the ET probe follows the temperature dependence of the piezoelectric constant, whereas with bulk heating the response follows the temperature dependence of the spontaneous polarization. The observed differences stem from the localized inhomogeneous electro-thermal field distribution at the specimen.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number076105
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume83
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0960232. J.K. and L.W.M. acknowledge support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under Grant No. N00014-10-10525. A.R.D. and L.W.M. acknowledge support from the (U.S.) Army Research Office (USARO) under Grant No. W911NF-10-1-0482. The authors thank Dr. Scott MacLaren at FSMRL Central Facilities for his assistance with part of the AFM work.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Note: Electrical and thermal characterization of a ferroelectric thin film with an electro-thermal nanoprobe'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this