An atomistic approach to the dielectric modes of BaTiO3 and SrTiO3

Solid State Communications

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 474-477

  Deng, Hai Yao ^a   Lam, Chi Hang ^a   Huang, Haitao ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Ferroelectrics; D. Anharmonicity; D. Dielectric response

Indexed keywords

A. FERROELECTRICS; ANHARMONICITIES; ATOMISTIC APPROACH; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; LOW-FREQUENCY RAMAN; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; PHONON MODE; POLAR COORDINATE; SRTIO;

BARIUM; CRYSTAL LATTICES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; SOLIDS; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM TITANATES;

BARIUM TITANATE;

EID: 79951511494     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2010.12.033     Document Type: Article

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