Microscopic theory of the electrocaloric effect in the paraelectric phase of potassium dihydrogen phosphate

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Dunne, Lawrence J ^a   Valant, Matjaz ^b,c   Manos, George ^d   Axelsson, Anna Karin ^b   Alford, Neil ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; PYROELECTRICITY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ELECTROCALORIC EFFECT; MICROSCOPIC THEORY; PARAELECTRIC PHASE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 52949098315     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2991443     Document Type: Article

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