Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.97, No.2, 631-634, 2014
Rearrangement of Multiferroic BiFeO3 Nanodots Smaller than 15 nm Using Atomic Force Microscopy
In this study, we demonstrate an atomic force microscopy process for manipulating multiferroic BiFeO3 nanodots smaller than 15nm to desired positions on a Nb-doped SrTiO3 substrate. For formation of the BiFeO3 nanodot array, nanocrystal movement was achieved using a +1.2V biased conducting atomic force microscopy (CAFM) followed by nanocrystal attachment to the tip. Using this method, high-density BiFeO3 nanodot arrays with a density greater than 0.5Tb/in.(2) can be achieved. Perfectly flipped ferroelectric polarization with an external electric field was observed for each BiFeO3 nanodot, whose ferroelectric properties were confirmed using piezoelectric force microscopy.