Photo-induced stabilization and enhancement of the ferroelectric polarization in Ba${}_{0.1}$Sr${}_{0.9}$TiO${}_3$/La${}_{0.7}$Ca(Sr)${}_{0.3}$MnO${}_3$ thin film heterostructures

Y. M. Sheu, S. A. Trugman, L. Yan +5

An emerging area in condensed matter physics is the use of multilayered heterostructures to enhance ferroelectricity in complex oxides. Here, we demonstrate that optically pumping…