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Volume 104, Number 6, December 2013
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| Article Number | 66005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Condensed Matter: Structural, Mechanical and Thermal Properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/104/66005 | |
| Published online | 23 January 2014 | |
Domain kinetics in ferroelectric films
1 School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University - New Delhi-110067, India
2 Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College - Kolkata-700108, India
3 Visva-Bharati - Santiniketan-731236, India
Received: 15 October 2013
Accepted: 16 December 2013
We study domain kinetics in ferroelectric films, subsequent to a rapid quench below the critical temperature. We model the kinetics via the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equation for the Ginzburg-Landau-Devonshire (GLD) free energy, which is a functional of the electric polarization vector 
. The nature of ordering dynamics depends on the strength of coupling 
between Px and Py. For 
, domain growth is mediated by the annihilation of vortex defects with the growth law 
. For 
, the corresponding defects are sharp interfaces between four-fold-degenerate ground states. The resultant growth law is purely diffusive: 
.
PACS: 64.75.Gh – Phase separation and segregation in model systems (hard spheres, Lennard-Jones, etc.) / 77.80.Dj – Domain structure; hysteresis / 68.35.Rh – Phase transitions and critical phenomena
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