Anisotropy contrast in phonon-enhanced apertureless near-field microscopy using a free-electron laser
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Beitragende
Abstract
We demonstrate the imaging of ferroelectric domains in BaTiO3, using an infrared-emitting free-electron laser as a tunable optical source for scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy and spectroscopy. When the laser is tuned into the spectral vicinity of a phonon resonance, ferroelectric domains can be resolved due to the anisotropy of the dielectric properties of the material. Slight detuning of the wavelength gives rise to a contrast reversal clearly evidencing the resonant character of the excitation. The near-field domain contrast shows that the orientation of the dielectric tensor with respect to the sample surface has a clear influence on the near-field signal.
Details
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
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| Aufsatznummer | 256403 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Physical review letters |
| Jahrgang | 100 |
| Ausgabenummer | 25 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 24 Juni 2008 |
| Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0002-2484-4158/work/175744057 |
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