Molecular dynamics investigations on the size-dependent ferroelectric behavior of BaTiO3 nanowires

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 40, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Yihui ^a   Hong, Jiawang ^a   Liu, Bin ^a   Fang, Daining ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO SIMULATIONS; ATOMIC LEVELS; AXISYMMETRIC; CORE-SHELL; CRITICAL DIAMETER; FERROELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTY; HYSTERESIS BEHAVIOR; INNER REGION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; POLARIZATION DIRECTION; POLARIZATION DISTRIBUTIONS; POLARIZATION EVOLUTION; POLARIZATION STRUCTURES; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SIZE EFFECTS; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; WIRE DIAMETER;

ELECTRIC WIRE; FERROELECTRICITY; HYSTERESIS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES;

POLARIZATION;

BARIUM DERIVATIVE; IRON DERIVATIVE; NANOWIRE; OXIDE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; BARIUM TITANATE; TITANIUM;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; HYSTERESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES; THERMODYNAMICS; TITANIUM;

EID: 70349676074     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/40/405703     Document Type: Article

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