Effects of flexoelectric polarization on surface potential of dielectric thin-film heterostructures: A comparative study

Recently, flexoelectric effect has attracted considerable attention owing to ubiquitous existence in all dielectrics, regardless of the symmetry. It promises intriguingly physical phenomena, such as strain gradient-induced electric polarizations, photocurrents, and interfacial transports, as well as...

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description Recently, flexoelectric effect has attracted considerable attention owing to ubiquitous existence in all dielectrics, regardless of the symmetry. It promises intriguingly physical phenomena, such as strain gradient-induced electric polarizations, photocurrents, and interfacial transports, as well as their electromechanical coupling with external force loading, in diverse materials for multifunctional applications in electronics. In this work, we report the flexoelectric-modulation on surface potential of LaFeO3 (LFO) thin-film heterostructures. The LFO thin film with or without the flexoelectric effect has been achieved by controlling epitaxial misfit against a substrate. Lattice structures and strain behaviors are observed by atomic-resolution high-angle annular dark-field imaging. Grown on a LaAlO3 substrate, a giant strain gradient of ∼3 × 106 m−1 is generated in the LFO thin film due to the gradual relaxation of large misfit strain with increasing thickness, yielding a robust flexoelectric polarization pointing to the heterostructure surface. In contrast, the LFO is almost fully strained on a SrTiO3 substrate due to the small lattice mismatch. The flexoelectric polarization results in an increase in surface potential in the LFO heterostructure due to the incomplete screening of positive polarization bound charges, as observed by scanning kelvin probe microscopy. Furthermore, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals that the flexoelectric polarization can downward bend the band alignment of the LFO layer and modulate the interfacial potential barriers. These results provide the way for experimental observations of the flexoelectric effect and deliver physical insight into deep understanding of interfacial electronic structures of flexoelectric-based devices.
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