Frequency-dependent decoupling of domain-wall motion and lattice strain in bismuth ferrite.

ABSTRACT: Dynamics of domain walls are among the main features that control strain mechanisms in ferroic materials. Here, we demonstrate that the domain-wall-controlled piezoelectric behaviour in multiferroic BiFeO₃ is distinct from that reported in classical ferroelectrics. In situ X-ray diffraction was used to separate the electric-field-induced lattice strain and strain due to displacements of non-180° domain walls in polycrystalline BiFeO₃ over a wide frequency range. These piezoelectric strain mechanisms have opposing trends as a function of frequency. The lattice strain increases with increasing frequency, showing negative piezoelectric phase angle (i.e., strain leads the electric field), an unusual feature so far demonstrated only in the total macroscopic piezoelectric r

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6250669 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature