Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy

© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This work addresses the domain evolution processes in polycrystalline barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT)-based ceramics containing various amounts of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as an additive by using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). The obtained PFM images o...

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Main Authors: J. Nonkumwong, P. Sriboriboon, W. Kundhikanjana, L. Srisombat, S. Ananta
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-586862018-09-05T04:39:31Z Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy J. Nonkumwong P. Sriboriboon W. Kundhikanjana L. Srisombat S. Ananta Engineering Materials Science Physics and Astronomy © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This work addresses the domain evolution processes in polycrystalline barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT)-based ceramics containing various amounts of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as an additive by using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). The obtained PFM images of the AuNPs-modified BT ceramics revealing the change of one spontaneously polarized state to another under various applied direct current (DC) voltage are discussed in terms of their domain topology, PFM phase shift and PFM amplitude. In general, complex microstructures containing almost round-shaped and micron-sized grains, and grain boundary regions are clearly seen in the topographic images of all samples. The obtained results point towards possibility of control the polarization switching of the AuNPs-modified BT ceramics with fined-grains sizes, by a selection of the proper applied DC voltage (VDC). The PFM investigation confirmed good dipole orientation within the AuNPs-modified BT ceramics containing submicron grain size at the elevated external fields and proved the lack of convenient domain switching of the unmodified BT case resulting from their larger grain size. 2018-09-05T04:28:34Z 2018-09-05T04:28:34Z 2018-02-12 Journal 16078489 10584587 2-s2.0-85045024652 10.1080/10584587.2018.1445350 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85045024652&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/58686
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topic Engineering
Materials Science
Physics and Astronomy
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Materials Science
Physics and Astronomy
J. Nonkumwong
P. Sriboriboon
W. Kundhikanjana
L. Srisombat
S. Ananta
Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
description © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This work addresses the domain evolution processes in polycrystalline barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT)-based ceramics containing various amounts of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as an additive by using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). The obtained PFM images of the AuNPs-modified BT ceramics revealing the change of one spontaneously polarized state to another under various applied direct current (DC) voltage are discussed in terms of their domain topology, PFM phase shift and PFM amplitude. In general, complex microstructures containing almost round-shaped and micron-sized grains, and grain boundary regions are clearly seen in the topographic images of all samples. The obtained results point towards possibility of control the polarization switching of the AuNPs-modified BT ceramics with fined-grains sizes, by a selection of the proper applied DC voltage (VDC). The PFM investigation confirmed good dipole orientation within the AuNPs-modified BT ceramics containing submicron grain size at the elevated external fields and proved the lack of convenient domain switching of the unmodified BT case resulting from their larger grain size.
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author J. Nonkumwong
P. Sriboriboon
W. Kundhikanjana
L. Srisombat
S. Ananta
author_facet J. Nonkumwong
P. Sriboriboon
W. Kundhikanjana
L. Srisombat
S. Ananta
author_sort J. Nonkumwong
title Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
title_short Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
title_full Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
title_fullStr Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
title_full_unstemmed Ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
title_sort ferroelectric domain evolution in gold nanoparticle-modified perovskite barium titanate ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy
publishDate 2018
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