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Structure of $180^\circ$ ferroelectric domain walls in $\mathrm{HfO_2}$ and $\mathrm{ZrO_2}$

Materials Science 2022-02-22 v1

Abstract

We report two series of structures representing two types of 180180^\circ ferroelectric domain walls in HfO2\mathrm{HfO_2} and ZrO2\mathrm{ZrO_2}. We model the domain structures with different width by density functional theory calculations. The results reveal the dependency of domain wall energy and polarization on domain width. We show how the directions of polarization of ferroelectric domains can be determined from experimentally observed Hf atoms, despite the fact that the knowledge about the positions of O atoms is missing. The two series of structures thus provide more thorough interpretation and hence deeper understanding of experimental observations by transmission electron microscopy.

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@article{arxiv.2202.09663,
  title  = {Structure of $180^\circ$ ferroelectric domain walls in $\mathrm{HfO_2}$ and $\mathrm{ZrO_2}$},
  author = {Hongchu Du},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.09663},
  year   = {2022}
}