General theory for the ferroelectric polarization induced by spin-spiral order

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 107, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Xiang, H J ^a   Kan, E J ^b   Zhang, Y ^c   Whangbo, M H ^c   Gong, X G ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETS; FERROELECTRIC POLARIZATION; GENERAL THEORY; TRIANGULAR-LATTICE;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 80053605935     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.157202     Document Type: Article

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