Molecular dynamics simulation of electrostatic structural phase transition in ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 35, Issue 2 PART A, 1996, Pages 688-693

  Takahashi, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Depolarization field; Electrostatic interaction; Ferroelectric polymer; Molecular dynamics simulation; Order of dipoles; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Structural phase transition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIZATION;

DEPOLARIZATION FIELD; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION; FERROELECTRIC POLYMER; FERROELECTRIC POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; ORDER OF DIPOLES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TRUNCATION;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0030084009     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.35.688     Document Type: Article

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