Theoretical investigation of spontaneous polarization and dielectric constant of BaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 386, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-49

  Chaib, H ^a,b   Khalal, A ^a,b   Nafidi, A ^b  

^a IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

BaTiO3; relative dielectric constant; spontaneous polarisation; SrTiO3; superlattices

Indexed keywords

BATIO3; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; EPITAXIALLY GROWN; POLARIZABILITIES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODEL; RELATIVE DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; SPONTANEOUS POLARISATION; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; SRTIO; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THIRD-ORDER;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; STRONTIUM ALLOYS;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 79551657509     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190902961272     Document Type: Article

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