Local properties at interfaces in nanodielectrics: An ab initio computational study

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-177

  Shi, Ning ^a   Ramprasad, Ramamurthy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Dielectric films; Dielectric polarization; Electronic structure; Interface phenomena

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; POLARIZATION;

ATOMIC LEVEL DEFECTS; DIELECTRIC POLARIZATION; NANODIELECTRICS;

DIELECTRIC FILMS;

EID: 38949100431     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-DEI.2008.4446748     Document Type: Article

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