Nanoembossing and piezoelectricity of ferroelectric Pb(Zr0.3,Ti0.7)O3 nanowire arrays

Abstract: Arrays of ferroelectric PZT nanowires with lateral size down to 200nm were fabricated by nanoembossing technology. Structural characterization of the embossed PZT film was studied by Raman spectroscopy. Multidomain configurations of a single nanowire have been explored by vertical mode piezoresponse force microscopy (VPFM). The local electric polarization of the individual ferroelectric nanowire has also been investigated. Excellent ferroelectric and piezoelectric characteristics observed in the embossed PZT nanowires suggest nanoembossing technique proposed in this work is promising to become a useful method for ferroelectric nanowires fabrication. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]