Physics of Ferroelectrics (eBook)

A Modern Perspective

Karin M. Rabe, Charles H. Ahn, Jean-Marc Triscone (Autoren)

Karin M. Rabe, Charles H. Ahn, Jean-Marc Triscone (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 1. Auflage
XII, 394 Seiten
Springer-Verlag
978-3-540-34591-6 (ISBN)

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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.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 8
Modern Physics of Ferroelectrics: Essential Background 14
1 Introduction 14
2 Switching and Hysteresis Loops 15
3 Crystallographic Signature of Ferroelectricity 19
4 Materials 21
5 Applications of Ferroelectric Materials 33
6 Note from the Editors 36
References 36
Index 42
Theory of Polarization: A Modern Approach 44
1 Why is a Modern Approach Needed? 44
2 Polarization as an Adiabatic Flow of Current 49
3 Formal Description of the Berry-Phase Theory 54
4 Implications for Ferroelectrics 65
5 Further Theoretical Developments 70
6 Summary 77
References 78
Index 80
A Landau Primer for Ferroelectrics 82
1 Introduction 82
2 Landau–Devonshire Theory 87
3 Landau–Ginzburg Theory 97
4 Reduced Size and Other Boundary Effects 105
5 Summary and (Some) Open Questions 117
References 119
Index 128
First-Principles Studies of Ferroelectric Oxides 129
1 Introduction 129
2 First-Principles Methods 130
3 Results for Perovskite Oxide Compounds 135
4 Results for Other Ferroelectric Oxide Compounds 155
5 Results for Solid Solutions 158
6 Results for Defects 162
7 Results for Surfaces, Thin Films, Superlattices, Nanowires and Nanoparticles 164
8 Challenges and Prospects 166
References 168
Index 185
Analogies and Differences between Ferroelectrics and Ferromagnets 188
1 Fundamentals 190
2 Applications 207
3 Multiferroics 211
4 Outlook 223
References 224
Index 229
Growth and Novel Applications of Epitaxial Oxide Thin Films 231
1 Introduction 231
2 Thin-Film Growth of Complex Oxides 233
3 Substrates 269
4 Applications of Epitaxial Oxide Thin Films 281
References 302
Index 316
Ferroelectric Size Effects 317
1 Size Effects in Ferroelectrics 317
2 Size Effects in the Ginzburg–Landau–Devonshire Theory 318
3 Extrinsic Size Effects 319
4 Effect of Screening 320
5 Superlattices 336
6 Other Geometries 338
References 342
Index 349
Nanoscale Studies of Domain Walls in Epitaxial Ferroelectric Thin Films 350
1 Introduction 350
2 Ferroelectric Domain Walls as Elastic Disordered Systems 351
3 Static and Dynamic Behavior of Elastic Disordered Systems 352
4 Experimental Observation of Domain-Wall Creep 355
5 Domain-Wall Creep in a Commensurate Potential 358
6 Domain-Wall Creep in a Random Potential 362
7 Experimental Observation of Domain-Wall Roughness 365
8 Domain Walls in the Presence of Random- Bond Disorder and Dipolar Interactions 368
9 Recent Studies of Ferroelectric Domain-Wall Dynamics 369
10 Conclusions 370
References 371
Index 373
APPENDIX A – Landau Free- Energy Coefficients 374
Appendix B – Material– Substrate Combinations Tables 383

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.7.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Topics in Applied Physics
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 388 p. 123 illus., 36 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: electricity • Epitaxial Ferroelectric Thin Films • Ferroelectrics • ferromagnets • first principles calculations • growth methods • Helium-Atom-Streuung • Material • Materials • modern theory of ferroelectrics • nanoscale systems • oxides • semiconductor • Size effects • Tables • Thin Films
• ISBN-10: 3-540-34591-4 / 3540345914
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-34591-6 / 9783540345916