Abstract
The influence of the domain boundary width on the statics of single 90° elastic domains (twins) in epitaxial ferroelectric tetragonal films grown on a cubic substrate is theoretically investigated. The inhomogeneous internal stresses arising in polydomain epitaxial systems are calculated by the effective dislocation method. The elastic energy stored in the heterostructure is determined. The equilibrium domain size is found and the stability diagram for single domains at different wall widths is constructed by minimizing the total internal energy of the system. It is demonstrated that, as the domain boundary width 2w increases, the stability region of 90° domains increases and qualitatively changes for ultrathin films when the parameter 2w exceeds the specific critical value 2wcr. The equilibrium width 2w* of domain walls in thin films is predicted to be larger compared to the width 2w0 of domain boundaries in a macroscopic crystal.
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