Advanced Materials, Vol.23, No.5, 669-669, 2011
Reduced Coercive Field in BiFeO3 Thin Films Through Domain Engineering
The coercive field is an important parameter for applications of lead-free multiferroic BiFeO3 with the highest values of polarization and transition temperature. Here, the lowest ever observed coercive field and optimum polarization values in BiFeO3 thin films using a domain engineering approach are reported. The measurements performed under ambient conditions over a wide frequency range demonstrate the application potential of this unique ferroelectric material.