First-principles theory of polarization and electric fields in ferroelectrics

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 301, Issue , 2004, Pages 9-14

  Vanderbilt, David ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field; Ferroelectrics; Polarization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; HAMILTONIANS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EFFECTIVE-HAMILTONIAN TREATMENTS; ENERGY LANDSCAPE; FINITE ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 14544292987     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190490454855     Document Type: Article

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