Atomistic structure of (Ba,Sr)TiO3: Comparing molecular-dynamics simulations with structural measurements

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Noordhoek, M J ^a,b   Krayzman, V ^b,c   Chernatynskiy, A ^a   Phillpot, S R ^a   Levin, I ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC DISPLACEMENT; ATOMISTIC STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; REVERSE MONTE CARLO REFINEMENTS; STRUCTURAL DATA; STRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS;

BARIUM STRONTIUM TITANATE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84880455520     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4813273     Document Type: Article

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