First-principles characterization of the P21ab ferroelectric phase of aurivillius Bi2WO6

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13514-13524

  Djani, Hania ^a   Hermet, Patrick ^b   Ghosez, Philippe ^c  

^a CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES TECHNOLOGIES AVANCÉES   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; GROUND STATE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRO-OPTIC RESPONSE; FERROELECTRIC PHASE; INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA; IONIC CONTRIBUTION; PIEZOELECTRIC CONSTANT; POCKELS COEFFICIENT; POLYCRYSTALLINE SAMPLES; SECOND-ORDER SUSCEPTIBILITY;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84920678129     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504674k     Document Type: Article

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