Dynamic response and hysteresis dispersion scaling of ferroelectric SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films

The dynamic hysteresis response of ferroelectric SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films versus periodically varying electric field over a frequency range of f=10−1–106 Hz and amplitude range of E0=15–158 kV/cm is measured utilizing the Sawyer–Tower method. The dynamic order parameter Q shows anomalous behavior against the field amplitude, and a single-peaked hysteresis dispersion is identified. The field response of hysteresis area 〈A〉 in the form of 〈A〉∝f2/3E02/3 over the low frequency range is evaluated, while the response over the high frequency range takes the form of 〈A〉∝f−1/3E02. We demonstrate that the hysteresis dispersion spectrum exhibits single-parameter scaling, and predicts a characteristic time for domain reversal that is inversely correlated to the field amplitude.