Electronic, magnetic and dielectric properties of multiferroic MnTiO 3

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1421-1429

  Deng, Xiaohui ^a   Lu, Wei ^b   Wang, Hai ^c   Huang, Haitao ^b   Dai, Jiyan ^b  

^a HENGYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC PHASE; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC PROPERTY; BORN EFFECTIVE CHARGE; DIELECTRIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; FERROELECTRIC POLARIZATION; GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATIONS; INDIRECT BAND GAP; LOCAL MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MN IONS; MULTIFERROICS; OPTICAL AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ORBITALS; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; STRUCTURE PARAMETER;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERROELECTRICITY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MANGANESE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

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EID: 84861112594     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.101     Document Type: Article

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