Electron-beam driven relaxation oscillations in ferroelectric nanodisks
Electron-beam driven relaxation oscillations in ferroelectric nanodisks
Using a combination of computational simulations, atomic-scale resolution imaging and phenomenological modelling, we examine the underlying mechanism for nanodomain restructuring in lead zirconate titanate nanodisks driven by electron beams. The observed subhertz nanodomain dynamics are identified with relaxation oscillations where the charging/discharging cycle time is determined by saturation of charge …