Electrical imprint effects on far infrared (FIR) transmittance spectrum in PZT ferroelectric films

TL;DR

This study models how electrical imprint effects and surface anisotropy influence the far infrared transmittance spectrum of PZT ferroelectric films, revealing two optical states and their dependence on polarization and imprint strength.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework combining Landau Devonshire theory and Rouard's method to analyze FIR transmittance in ferroelectric films considering imprint effects.

Findings

Two optical transmittance states are identified at zero field.

Transmittance intensity correlates with imprint strength.

Electrical polarization path affects light transmission.

Abstract

Tunable transmittance response in the $0.1-25$ THz range for a lead Zirconate Titanate Ferroelectric film under imprint effects and surface anisotropy is calculated by adapting the classical Landau Devonshire theory and the Rouard's method. Induced electrical field is introduced by modulating the $P-E$ polarization profile, while the dielectric permittivity frequency dependence enters into the formalism by taking into the account the soft phonon mode E(TO1) contribution in the framework of the Drude-Lorentz model. It is found that two optical states of light transmittance emerge at zero applied field and normal incidence, and the intensities of transmitted light are closely correlated with the strength of imprint and the path of the electrical polarization.