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American Institute of Physics, Journal of Applied Physics, 13(133), p. 134103, 2023

DOI: 10.1063/5.0138170

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Observation of center-type quad-domain structures in ordered BiFeO<sub>3</sub> nanoisland arrays fabricated via mask-assisted pulsed laser deposition

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Abstract

Exotic topological domains in BiFeO3 nanoislands have attracted much attention regarding their potential applications in advanced electronic devices. Here, different from the earlier reported disordered distributed BiFeO3 nanoislands formed by a self-assembly method, we fabricated an ordered BiFeO3 nanoisland array by mask-assisted pulsed laser deposition on a SrTiO3 substrate, which exhibits a center-converged in-plane polarization component and a monodomain pattern along the vertical direction. Such center-type quad-domain structures exhibit high stability, maintaining their topological structures after heating to 250 °C and subsequently cooling to room temperature. Moreover, they can be switched by applying a scanning electric field and recovered by applying a heating and cooling process. Observing this topological structure in BiFeO3 nanoislands might provide a suitable platform for further exploration of its topological phase transition properties, new functions, and potential applications.