Title :
Photo-induced enhancement of ferroelectricity in Ba0.1Sr0.9TiO3/La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 heterostructures
Author :
Yu-Miin Sheu ; Trugman, Stuart A. ; Li Yan ; Chih-Piao Chuu ; Zhenxing Bi ; Quanxi Jia ; Taylor, Antoinette J. ; Prasankumar, Rohit P.
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Nanotechnol., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
Abstract :
We optically create an enhanced ferroelectric polarization in ferroelectric/ferromagnet heterostructures that remains stable for over one day, as detected using second harmonic generation. This opens up the possibility of non-contact optically-controlled data storage.
Keywords :
barium compounds; ferroelectricity; ferromagnetism; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical storage; Ba0.1Sr0.9TiO3-La0.7Sr0.3MnO3; enhanced ferroelectric polarization; ferroelectricity; noncontact optically-controlled data storage; photoinduced enhancement; second harmonic generation; Atom optics; Iron; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
