Size effects in multiferroic BiFeO3 nanodots: A first-principles-based study

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Ren, Wei ^a   Bellaiche, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 77957552896     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.113403     Document Type: Article

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