Advances in first-principles studies of transducer materials

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 333, Issue , 2006, Pages 69-78

  Asthagiri, A ^a,b   Wu, Z ^a   Choudhury, N ^a,c   Cohen, R E ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Exchange; Ferroelectrics; First principles; Lattice dynamics; Linear response; Molecular dynamics; PbTiO3; PMN; Relaxors; Shell model

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EXCHANGE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; LINEAR RESPONSE; PBTIO3; PMN; RELAXORS; SHELL MODEL;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33747040818     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190600695750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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