Screen charge transfer by grounded tip on ferroelectric surfaces

Yunseok Kim, Jiyoon Kim, Simon Bühlmann, Seungbum Hong, Yong Kwan Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Kwangsoo No

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Abstract

We have investigated polarization reversal and charge transfer effects by a grounded tip on 50 nm thick ferroelectric thin films using piezoelectric force microscopy and Kelvin force microscopy. We observed the polarization reversal in the center of written domains, and also identified another mechanism, which is the transfer of screen charges toward the grounded tip. In order to overcome these phenomena, we successfully applied a modified read/write scheme featuring a bias voltage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)74-76
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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