Anomalous circular bulk photovoltaic effect in BiFeO3 thin films with stripe-domain pattern

David S. Knoche; Matthias Steimecke; Yeseul Yun; Lutz Mühlenbein; Akash Bhatnagar

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20446-z

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Anomalous circular bulk photovoltaic effect in BiFeO3 thin films with stripe-domain pattern

David S. Knoche,
Matthias Steimecke,
Yeseul Yun,
Lutz Mühlenbein,
Akash Bhatnagar

Affiliations

David S. Knoche: Zentrum für Innovationskompetenz SiLi-nano, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Matthias Steimecke: Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Yeseul Yun: Zentrum für Innovationskompetenz SiLi-nano, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Lutz Mühlenbein: Zentrum für Innovationskompetenz SiLi-nano, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Akash Bhatnagar: Zentrum für Innovationskompetenz SiLi-nano, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20446-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The authors study the evolution of the bulk photovoltaic effect in BiFeO3 thin films with stripe-domains as the polarization of light is modulated from linear to circular. A relationship between the anomalous photo-response and differential light-domain interaction is established.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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