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Computational study of nonlinear dielectric composites with field-induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition
摘要： Electric field-induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition and the associated nonlinear dielectric behavior in particulate composites are investigated for achieving a high dielectric capacity. A phenomenological thermodynamic model based on the Landau theory is first developed to discuss the generic phenomena of a temperature-electric field phase diagram, coexistence of antiferroelectric and ferroelectric phases, field-induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition, and nonlinear dielectric behavior. The model is then used to carry out the phase field simulation of particulate nonlinear dielectric composites. It is found that the composites exhibit nonlinear dielectric behaviors, and the depolarization field in the composites helps reduce the dielectric hysteresis and enhance the reversibility of antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transitions, which are desired for energy storage applications. The simulations also reveal the underlying domain-level mechanisms for nucleation and growth processes of the phase transitions. It is shown that the macroscopic properties of the composites sensitively depend on the directional alignment of the antiferroelectric filler particles, and thus the filler morphology is an effective control variable in designing nonlinear dielectric composites.
关键词： phase field simulation,energy storage,nonlinear dielectric composites,Landau theory,antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Polarization-dependent phase transition temperature in plasmonic thin films
摘要： Nano-engineering the effective, macroscopic properties of composite materials is becoming increasingly important in material sciences and device development. Here, we report on using embedded plasmonic nanorods to modify the effective, as opposed to the intrinsic, phase transition temperature of vanadium oxide, a phase change material vital for infrared imaging and thermochromics. The nanorods function as controllable, nano-sized thermal sources through the excitation and dissipation of surface plasmons. The polarization dependence in the excitation efficiency modifies the effective phase transition temperature by up to 4.2 °C under broadband illumination of 5.0 W. This work constitutes a proof-of-principle demonstration of tunable and reversible plasmonic modulation of the phase transition temperature in a phase change material. It also represents a new strategy of thermo-plasmonic engineering at the nanoscale.
关键词： vanadium oxide,phase transition temperature,plasmonic thin films,thermo-plasmonic engineering
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Functional phase bistability in a nanocrystalline RbMn[Fe(CN)6] thin film fabricated by matrix-assisted laser evaporation
摘要： One of the main barriers hindering applications of Prussian blue metal assemblies is their poor processability, which makes the fabrication of intact thin films very difficult. In this work, a nanocrystalline RbMn[Fe(CN)6]·xH2O film on silicon substrate was obtained for the first time via laser-stimulated deposition and investigated. Temperature-induced phase transition and bistability within broad hysteresis loop (120 K), along with transition temperatures up to 317 K, which is the highest in the RbMnFe series, were observed using variable-temperature Raman spectroscopy. This study thus proposes a reliable deposition approach for preparing a functional magnetic materials that operate at room temperature.
关键词： Bistable-phase transition,Thin films,Laser deposition,Nanocrystalline materials,Raman spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Valley-Hall topological plasmons in a graphene nanohole plasmonic crystal waveguide
摘要： In this paper, we first formulate the confinement-escape problem of a defender and an evader who attempts escaping from a circular region, which differs from the traditional pursuit-evasion problems. In our setting of the confinement-escape problem, the defender is restricted to move and patrol on the circle, trying to prevent possible escape of the evader who is initially located inside the circle. We describe and characterize some general properties of the problem, and then design two bio-inspired control strategies for the evader and the defender, respectively. In addition, we illustrate some possible motion patterns of the system, investigate the escaping time as a function of the relative-initial-positions of the agents, as well as the winning sets of the two players, respectively, under different system-parameters. To that end, we characterize the contour lines of the winning sets with their gradient properties. Finally, we indicate the abrupt phase transitions between successful confinement and escaping, revealing the strong sensitivity and nonlinearities of the system under critical conditions.
关键词： Confinement-escape problem,pursuer-evader,evader,defender,pursuit-evasion,phase transition,patrolling
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Lighta??Controlled Ferromagnetism in Porphyrin Functionalized Ultrathin FeS Nanosheets
摘要： The intrinsically weak photomagnetic interaction makes it difficult to realize effectively light-controlled magnetic structure transformation. Here unprecedented light-induced switching of magnetism is reported in porphyrin functionalized ultrathin FeS nanosheets. Contrary to the antiferromagnetic (AFM) bulk, the troilite FeS nanosheets demonstrate a ferromagnetic (FM) behavior due to superficial symmetry breaking. Under light irradiation, a large number of photo-generated carriers take part in a singlet-to-triplet conversion through intersystem crossing of tetra(4-carboxyphenyle)porphyrin molecules decorated on the nanosheets. The generated triplet carriers make spin flips occur at FeS surface, finally leading to a magnetic structure transition from FM to AFM configuration. The findings not only shed new light on steering arrangement of spin electrons but also open up almost unlimited possibilities for spintronics and optical detection of spin-dependent physiological reactions.
关键词： structural phase transition,spin flip,light-controlled ferromagnetism
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Impact of Transient Population Grating on the Superradiant Phase Transition in Semiconductor Laser Structures
摘要： We study theoretically and experimentally superradiant dynamics in multiple-section GaAs/AlGaAs laser structures. We develop a model based on the one-dimensional Maxwell curl equations without making use of the slowly-varying envelope approximation and demonstrate that strong transient periodic modulation of both e – h density and refractive index drastically affect the dynamics of emission generation in semiconductor media. We show that the coherent λ/2 transient population and the relative permittivity gratings facilitate e – h self-ordering and the onset of the superradiant phase transition in the e – h system.
关键词： self-organization,superradiance,phase transition,population grating
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Remote Phononic Effects in Epitaxial Ruddlesden-Popper Halide Perovskites
摘要： Despite their weak nature, van der Waals (vdW) interactions have been shown to effectively control the optoelectronic and vibrational properties of layered materials. However, how vdW effects exist in Ruddlesden-Popper layered halide perovskites remains unclear. Here we reveal the role of interlayer vdW force in Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite in regulating phase transition kinetics and carrier dynamics, based on high-quality epitaxial single crystalline (C4H9NH3)2PbI4 flakes with controlled dimensions. Both substrate-perovskite epitaxial interaction and interlayer vdW interaction play significant roles in suppressing the structural phase transition. With reducing flake thickness from ~100 nm to ~20 nm, electron-phonon coupling strength decreases by ~30%, suggesting the ineffectiveness of phonon confinement of the natural quantum wells. Therefore, the conventional understanding that vdW perovskite is equivalent to a multiple quantum well has to be substantially amended due to significant nonlocal phononic effects in the layered crystal where intralayer interaction is not drastically different from the interlayer force.
关键词： phase transition,electron-phonon coupling,Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites,epitaxial growth,van der Waals interactions
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Opto-mechanics driven fast martensitic transition in two-dimensional materials
摘要： Diffusional phase-change materials, such as Ge-Sb-Te alloys, are used in rewritable non-volatile memory devices. But the continuous pursuit of readout/write speed and reduced energy consumption in miniaturized devices calls for optically driven, diffusionless phase change scheme in ultra-thin materials. Inspired by optical tweezers, in this work, we illustrate theoretically and computationally that a linearly polarized laser pulse with selected frequency can drive an ultrafast diffusionless martensitic phase transition of two-dimensional ferroelastic materials such as SnO and SnSe monolayers, where the unit-cell strain is tweezed as a generalized coordinate that affects the anisotropic dielectric function and electromagnetic energy density. At laser power of 2.0×1010 and 7.7×109 W/cm2, the transition potential energy barrier vanishes between two 90°-orientation variants of ferroelastic SnO and SnSe monolayer, respectively, so displacive domain switching can occur within picoseconds. The estimated adiabatic thermal limit of energy input in such optomechanical martensitic transition (OMT) is at least two orders of magnitude lower than that in Ge-Sb-Te alloy.
关键词： martensitic phase transition,ferroelasticity/ferroelectricity,two-dimensional materials,dielectric function,density functional theory,opto-mechanics
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Decoupling mesoscale functional response in PLZT across the ferroelectric – relaxor phase transition with contact Kelvin probe force microscopy and machine learning
摘要： Relaxor ferroelectrics exhibit a range of interesting material behavior including high electromechanical response, polarization rotations as well as temperature and electric field-driven phase transitions. The origin of this unusual functional behavior remains elusive due to limited knowledge on polarization dynamics at the nanoscale. Piezoresponse force microscopy and associated switching spectroscopy provide access to local electromechanical properties on the micro- and nanoscale, which can help to address some of these gaps in our knowledge. However, these techniques are inherently prone to artefacts caused by signal contributions emanating from electrostatic interactions between tip and sample. Understanding functional behavior of complex, disordered systems like relaxor materials with unknown electromechanical properties therefore requires a technique that allows to distinguish between electromechanical and electrostatic response. Here, contact Kelvin probe force microscopy (cKPFM) is used to gain insight into the evolution of local electromechanical and capacitive properties of a representative relaxor material lead lanthanum zirconate across the phase transition from a ferroelectric to relaxor state. The obtained multidimensional data set was processed using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm to detect variations in functional response across the probed area and temperature range. Further analysis showed formation of two separate cKPFM response bands below 50°C, providing evidence for polarization switching. At higher temperatures only one band is observed, indicating an electrostatic origin of the measured response. In addition, from the cKPFM data qualitatively extracted junction potential difference, becomes independent of the temperature in the relaxor state. The combination of this multidimensional voltage spectroscopy technique and machine learning allows to identify the origin of the measured functional response and to decouple ferroelectric from electrostatic phenomena necessary to understand the functional behavior of complex, disordered systems like relaxor materials.
关键词： phase transition,machine learning,Relaxor ferroelectric,lead lanthanum zirconium titanate,piezoresponse force microscopy,k-means clustering,contact Kelvin probe force microscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Phase transitions and critical phenomena of tiny grains carbon films synthesized in microwave-based vapor deposition system
摘要： Different peak trends of tiny grains carbon film have been observed under the investigations of the Raman spectroscopy and energy loss spectroscopy. Carbon films known in nanocrystalline and ultrananocrystalline diamond films are synthesized by employing microwave‐based vapor deposition system. Carbon atoms exhibit several state behaviors depending on the incurred positions of their electrons. Different morphology of tiny grains under different chamber pressure is related to different rate of arriving typical energies at/near substrate surface. Those tiny grains of carbon film, which evolved in graphitic state atoms are converted to structure of smooth elements where elongation of atoms of one‐dimensional arrays is as per exerting surface format forces along opposite poles from their centers. Such tiny grains in the film are the cause of v1 peak under the investigation of the Raman spectrum because of the enhanced propagation of input laser signals through channelized inter‐state electron gaps of elongated graphitic state atoms. Those tiny grains of carbon film, which evolved in fullerene state are the cause of v2 peak. The tiny grains related to v1 peak possess a low intensity as compared with the ones which comprised atoms having state behaviors known in their exceptional hardness. Tiny grains representing v1 peak in the Raman spectrum are also the cause of field emission characteristic of a carbon film. Different peak recordings were made for the Raman at defined positions indicating a different state of carbon atoms for a different phase of deposited tiny grains, which is in line to their energy loss spectroscopy.
关键词： field emission,tiny grains carbon films,Raman spectra,phase transition,heat energy,energy loss spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01