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Nataf GF, Grysan P, Guennou M, et al. Low energy electron imaging of domains and domain walls in magnesium-doped lithium niobate. Sci Rep. 2016;6:33098doi: 10.1038/srep33098.
Nataf, G. F., Grysan, P., Guennou, M., Kreisel, J., Martinotti, D., Rountree, C. L., Mathieu, C., & Barrett, N. (2016). Low energy electron imaging of domains and domain walls in magnesium-doped lithium niobate. Scientific reports, 633098. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33098
Nataf, G F, et al. "Low energy electron imaging of domains and domain walls in magnesium-doped lithium niobate." Scientific reports vol. 6 (2016): 33098. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33098
Nataf GF, Grysan P, Guennou M, Kreisel J, Martinotti D, Rountree CL, Mathieu C, Barrett N. Low energy electron imaging of domains and domain walls in magnesium-doped lithium niobate. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 09;6:33098. doi: 10.1038/srep33098. PMID: 27608605; PMCID: PMC5016809.
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Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 09;6:33098. doi: 10.1038/srep33098.

Low energy electron imaging of domains and domain walls in magnesium-doped lithium niobate.

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G F Nataf, P Grysan, M Guennou, J Kreisel, D Martinotti, C L Rountree, C Mathieu, N Barrett

Affiliations

  1. SPEC, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
  2. Materials Research and Technology Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg.
  3. Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg.

PMID: 27608605 PMCID: PMC5016809 DOI: 10.1038/srep33098

Abstract

The understanding of domain structures, specifically domain walls, currently attracts a significant attention in the field of (multi)-ferroic materials. In this article, we analyze contrast formation in full field electron microscopy applied to domains and domain walls in the uniaxial ferroelectric lithium niobate, which presents a large 3.8 eV band gap and for which conductive domain walls have been reported. We show that the transition from Mirror Electron Microscopy (MEM - electrons reflected) to Low Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM - electrons backscattered) gives rise to a robust contrast between domains with upwards (Pup) and downwards (Pdown) polarization, and provides a measure of the difference in surface potential between the domains. We demonstrate that out-of-focus conditions of imaging produce contrast inversion, due to image distortion induced by charged surfaces, and also carry information on the polarization direction in the domains. Finally, we show that the intensity profile at domain walls provides experimental evidence for a local stray, lateral electric field.

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