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Control of the chirality of a vortex in a ferroelectric nanodot by uniform electric fields mediated by inhomogeneous surface screening

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AIP ADVANCES
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -

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AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0076281

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  1. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [DB24407028]
  2. Nature Science Foundation of China [11832019, 11472313, 13572355, 11572355]
  3. Guangxi Science and Technology Program [AD20159059]

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Phase-field calculations were used to simulate the manipulation of a ferroelectric vortex under the boundary condition of inhomogeneous screening. It was found that the vortex chirality can be tuned by utilizing uniform electric fields under inhomogeneous screening boundary conditions, and the switching mechanism is distinct from that under boundary conditions of asymmetric screening previously reported. The influence of the screening inhomogeneity and the ambient temperature on the vortex switching was further studied, indicating their vital importance in the switching behaviors of vortex chirality.
The manipulation of a ferroelectric vortex under the boundary condition of inhomogeneous screening is simulated by phase-field calculations. It is revealed that the vortex chirality can be tuned by utilizing uniform electric fields under inhomogeneous screening boundary conditions in which the switching mechanism is distinct from that under boundary conditions of asymmetric screening previously reported. The influence of the screening inhomogeneity and the ambient temperature on the vortex switching is further studied. The results indicate that inhomogeneous screening conditions are of vital importance to the switching behaviors of vortex chirality in a ferroelectric nanodot under the influence of a uniform electric field. Furthermore, the critical electric field is inextricably linked to the screening inhomogeneity and the ambient temperature.

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