Anisotropy contrast in phonon-enhanced apertureless near-field microscopy using a free-electron laser

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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.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer256403
FachzeitschriftPhysical review letters
Jahrgang100
Ausgabenummer25
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 24 Juni 2008
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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ORCID /0000-0002-2484-4158/work/175744057

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