E-Book, Englisch, Band 105, 394 Seiten
Reihe: Topics in Applied Physics
Rabe / Ahn / Triscone Physics of Ferroelectrics
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-34591-6
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
A Modern Perspective
E-Book, Englisch, Band 105, 394 Seiten
Reihe: Topics in Applied Physics
ISBN: 978-3-540-34591-6
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The past two decades have witnessed revolutionary breakthroughs in the understanding of ferroelectric materials, both from the perspective of theory and experiment. This book addresses the paradigmatic shifts in understanding brought about by these breakthroughs, including the consideration of novel fabrication methods and nanoscale applications of these materials, and new theoretical methods such as the effective Hamiltonian approach and density functional theory.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1;Preface;6
2;Contents;8
3;Modern Physics of Ferroelectrics: Essential Background;14
3.1;1 Introduction;14
3.2;2 Switching and Hysteresis Loops;15
3.3;3 Crystallographic Signature of Ferroelectricity;19
3.4;4 Materials;21
3.5;5 Applications of Ferroelectric Materials;33
3.6;6 Note from the Editors;36
3.7;References;36
3.8;Index;42
4;Theory of Polarization: A Modern Approach;44
4.1;1 Why is a Modern Approach Needed?;44
4.2;2 Polarization as an Adiabatic Flow of Current;49
4.3;3 Formal Description of the Berry-Phase Theory;54
4.4;4 Implications for Ferroelectrics;65
4.5;5 Further Theoretical Developments;70
4.6;6 Summary;77
4.7;References;78
4.8;Index;80
5;A Landau Primer for Ferroelectrics;82
5.1;1 Introduction;82
5.2;2 Landau–Devonshire Theory;87
5.3;3 Landau–Ginzburg Theory;97
5.4;4 Reduced Size and Other Boundary Effects;105
5.5;5 Summary and (Some) Open Questions;117
5.6;References;119
5.7;Index;128
6;First-Principles Studies of Ferroelectric Oxides;129
6.1;1 Introduction;129
6.2;2 First-Principles Methods;130
6.3;3 Results for Perovskite Oxide Compounds;135
6.4;4 Results for Other Ferroelectric Oxide Compounds;155
6.5;5 Results for Solid Solutions;158
6.6;6 Results for Defects;162
6.7;7 Results for Surfaces, Thin Films, Superlattices, Nanowires and Nanoparticles;164
6.8;8 Challenges and Prospects;166
6.9;References;168
6.10;Index;185
7;Analogies and Differences between Ferroelectrics and Ferromagnets;188
7.1;1 Fundamentals;190
7.2;2 Applications;207
7.3;3 Multiferroics;211
7.4;4 Outlook;223
7.5;References;224
7.6;Index;229
8;Growth and Novel Applications of Epitaxial Oxide Thin Films;231
8.1;1 Introduction;231
8.2;2 Thin-Film Growth of Complex Oxides;233
8.3;3 Substrates;269
8.4;4 Applications of Epitaxial Oxide Thin Films;281
8.5;References;302
8.6;Index;316
9;Ferroelectric Size Effects;317
9.1;1 Size Effects in Ferroelectrics;317
9.2;2 Size Effects in the Ginzburg–Landau–Devonshire Theory;318
9.3;3 Extrinsic Size Effects;319
9.4;4 Effect of Screening;320
9.5;5 Superlattices;336
9.6;6 Other Geometries;338
9.7;References;342
9.8;Index;349
10;Nanoscale Studies of Domain Walls in Epitaxial Ferroelectric Thin Films;350
10.1;1 Introduction;350
10.2;2 Ferroelectric Domain Walls as Elastic Disordered Systems;351
10.3;3 Static and Dynamic Behavior of Elastic Disordered Systems;352
10.4;4 Experimental Observation of Domain-Wall Creep;355
10.5;5 Domain-Wall Creep in a Commensurate Potential;358
10.6;6 Domain-Wall Creep in a Random Potential;362
10.7;7 Experimental Observation of Domain-Wall Roughness;365
10.8;8 Domain Walls in the Presence of Random- Bond Disorder and Dipolar Interactions;368
10.9;9 Recent Studies of Ferroelectric Domain-Wall Dynamics;369
10.10;10 Conclusions;370
10.11;References;371
10.12;Index;373
11;APPENDIX A – Landau Free- Energy Coefficients;374
12;Appendix B – Material– Substrate Combinations Tables;383
