Boundary effects on electronic ferroelectricity

被引:1
作者
Portengen, T
Sham, LJ
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
[2] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Phys, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
ferroelectrics; mixed-valent compounds; depolarization;
D O I
10.1006/spmi.1997.0516
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We investigate the effect of boundary conditions on the bulk polarization of an electronic ferroelectric. Criteria are established for the existence of a spontaneous dipole moment in samples terminated by open-and short-circuited electrodes. It is shown that boundary effects do not have a deleterious effect on achieving electronic ferroelectricity. (C) 1998 Academic Press Limited.
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页码:531 / 537
页数:7
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