Phase field simulations of ferroelectric nanoparticles with different long-range-electrostatic and -elastic interactions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Jie ^a,b   Kamlah, Marc ^b   Zhang, Tong Yi ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT DOMAINS; DOMAIN WALL ENERGY; ELASTIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; PHASE-FIELD SIMULATION; POLARIZATION GRADIENTS; POLARIZATION STRUCTURES; SINGLE-DOMAIN STRUCTURE; TIME-DEPENDENT GINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATION; TOROIDAL MOMENT; VORTEX PATTERN; VORTEX STRUCTURES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ELECTRIC REACTORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FERROELECTRICITY; NANOPARTICLES;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 67649800747     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3043576     Document Type: Article

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