Computational modeling of domain wall interactions with dislocations in ferroelectric crystals

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1491-1498

  Kontsos, Antonios ^a   Landis, Chad M ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocations; Domain walls; Ferroelectrics; Finite element methods; Phase field modeling

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; CRYSTALS; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CHARGED DEFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; DISLOCATION ARRAYS; DISLOCATIONS; DOMAIN WALL INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC CRYSTALS; FERROELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALS; FERROELECTRICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; MATERIAL BEHAVIORS; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PHASE-FIELD APPROACHES; PHASE-FIELD MODELING; PINNING STRENGTHS;

DOMAIN WALLS;

EID: 59349102797     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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