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Avalanche criticality during ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching

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  • Blai Casals

    (Cambridge University)

  • Guillaume F. Nataf

    (Cambridge University)

  • Ekhard K. H. Salje

    (Cambridge University)

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Field induced domain wall displacements define ferroelectric/ferroelastic hysteresis loops, which are at the core of piezoelectric, magnetoelectric and memristive devices. These collective displacements are scale invariant jumps with avalanche characteristics. Here, we analyse the spatial distribution of avalanches in ferroelectrics with different domain and transformation patterns: Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 contains complex domains with needles and junction patterns, while BaTiO3 has parallel straight domains. Nevertheless, their avalanche characteristics are indistinguishable. The energies, areas and perimeters of the switched regions are power law distributed with exponents close to predicted mean field values. At the coercive field, the area exponent decreases, while the fractal dimension increases. This fine structure of the switching process has not been detected before and suggests that switching occurs via criticality at the coercive field with fundamentally different switching geometries at and near this critical point. We conjecture that the domain switching process in ferroelectrics is universal at the coercive field.

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  • Blai Casals & Guillaume F. Nataf & Ekhard K. H. Salje, 2021. "Avalanche criticality during ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-20477-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20477-6
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    1. Emil Bronstein & Eilon Faran & Ronen Talmon & Doron Shilo, 2024. "Uncovering avalanche sources via acceleration measurements," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Cam-Phu Thi Nguyen & Peggy Schoenherr & Ekhard K. H. Salje & Jan Seidel, 2023. "Crackling noise microscopy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-6, December.

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