First-principles study for surface tension and depolarizing effect on ferroelectric properties of BaTiO3 nanowires

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1634-1638

  CAI, Meng qiu ^a   DU, Yong ^a   HUANG, Bai yun ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

depolarization; ferroelectric nanowires; first principles; surface stress

Indexed keywords

BULK COUNTERPART; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; NANO-SIZE; NEAR-SURFACE; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; SURFACE STRESS;

CAPILLARITY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC WIRE; FERROELECTRICITY; NANOWIRES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; WETTING;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 72649101252     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(09)60081-9     Document Type: Article

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