Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 14, Issue 2, 2343002(2024)

Phase-field simulations of topological conservation in multi-vortex induced by surface charge in BiFeO3 thin films

Mengyuan Wang1,2, Di Liu1,2, Jing Wang1,2, Deshan Liang1,2, and Houbing Huang1,2、*
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  • 1Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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    The creations and manipulations of vortexes in ferroelectric materials with external stimuli are expected to be used in the design and fabrication of sensing materials and multifunctional electronic devices. In this work, we investigated the surface charge-induced multi-vortex evolution using the phase-field simulations in BiFeO3. A combination of domain morphology, polarization distribution and winding number calculation was considered. The results show that vortex and anti-vortex exist simultaneously in pairs, and the total value of winding numbers is always 0. In addition, the minimum distance Δl between the surface charge regions is 9nm when the vortex domains are independent of each other. This work provides a reference for the manipulation of ferroelectric vortex induced by surface charges, which lays a theoretical foundation for the design and fabrication of high-density vortex memories.

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    Mengyuan Wang, Di Liu, Jing Wang, Deshan Liang, Houbing Huang. Phase-field simulations of topological conservation in multi-vortex induced by surface charge in BiFeO3 thin films[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2024, 14(2): 2343002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 25, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 19, 2023

    Published Online: May. 24, 2024

    The Author Email: Huang Houbing (hbhuang@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X23430026

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