Polarization curling and flux closures in multiferroic tunnel junctions

Ferroelectric vortex-type structures have only been seen in isolated films, leaving electrode effects unexplored. Here, Peters et al. show that the polarisation curling and formation of vortex and flux-closure structures is a generic effect appearing in ultrathin ferroelectric films.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonathan J. P. Peters, Geanina Apachitei, Richard Beanland, Marin Alexe, Ana M. Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13484