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Goncalves-Ferreira L, Redfern SAT, Artacho E, Salje EKH. Ferrielectric twin walls in CaTiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:097602. [PMID: 18851659 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.097602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Sizeable spontaneous polarization has been found in the (100) twin walls of CaTiO3, a definitely nonpolar material. Theoretical simulations of these walls show an extremely rich texture of the local polarization at and close to the walls, including a strong antiferroelectric component, and local nonzero contributions perpendicular to the wall plane, which do not contribute to the net dipole. Individual Ti displacements of 2 pm off the octahedron center give rise to a net polarization corresponding to a displacement of 0.6 pm in the direction of the bisector of the twin angle.
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- Liliana Goncalves-Ferreira
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom
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Dawber M, Stucki N, Lichtensteiger C, Gariglio S, Triscone JM. New phenomena at the interfaces of very thin ferroelectric oxides. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2008; 20:264015. [PMID: 21694349 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/26/264015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We present a brief review of the role of interfacial physics in ferroelectric oxides, with an emphasis on the importance of boundary conditions that determine the properties of very thin ferroelectric films and superlattices. As well as discussing the screening problem, and the role of strain and electrostatics in ferroelectrics, we highlight some of the possibilities in fine period superlattices where the high density of interfaces can lead to new and potentially useful phenomena.
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- M Dawber
- DPMC, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, USA
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Improper ferroelectricity in perovskite oxide artificial superlattices. Nature 2008; 452:732-6. [DOI: 10.1038/nature06817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 706] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2007] [Accepted: 01/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Jooss C, Wu L, Beetz T, Klie RF, Beleggia M, Schofield MA, Schramm S, Hoffmann J, Zhu Y. Polaron melting and ordering as key mechanisms for colossal resistance effects in manganites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:13597-602. [PMID: 17699633 PMCID: PMC1959427 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702748104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Polarons, the combined motion of electrons in a cloth of their lattice distortions, are a key transport feature in doped manganites. To develop a profound understanding of the colossal resistance effects induced by external fields, the study of polaron correlations and the resulting collective polaron behavior, i.e., polaron ordering and transition from polaronic transport to metallic transport is essential. We show that static long-range ordering of Jahn-Teller polarons forms a polaron solid which represents a new type of charge and orbital ordered state. The related noncentrosymmetric lattice distortions establish a connection between colossal resistance effects and multiferroic properties, i.e., the coexistence of ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic ordering. Colossal resistance effects due to an electrically induced polaron solid-liquid transition are directly observed in a transmission electron microscope with local electric stimulus applied in situ using a piezo-controlled tip. Our results shed light onto the colossal resistance effects in magnetic field and have a strong impact on the development of correlated electron-device applications such as resistive random access memory (RRAM).
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- Ch. Jooss
- *Institute of Materials Physics, University of Goettingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Goettingen, Germany; and
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- *Institute of Materials Physics, University of Goettingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Goettingen, Germany; and
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- *Institute of Materials Physics, University of Goettingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Goettingen, Germany; and
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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Bilc DI, Singh DJ. Frustration of tilts and A-site driven ferroelectricity in KNbO3-LiNbO3 alloys. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:147602. [PMID: 16712120 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.147602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2006] [Revised: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Density functional calculations for K(0.5)Li(0.5)NbO(3) show strong A-site driven ferroelectricity, even though the average tolerance factor is significantly smaller than unity and there is no stereochemically active A-site ion. This is due to the frustration of tilt instabilities by A-site disorder. There are very large off centerings of the Li ions, which contribute strongly to the anisotropy between the tetragonal and rhombohedral ferroelectric states, yielding a tetragonal ground state even without strain coupling.
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- D I Bilc
- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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Munkholm A, Streiffer SK, Ramana Murty MV, Eastman JA, Thompson C, Auciello O, Thompson L, Moore JF, Stephenson GB. Antiferrodistortive reconstruction of the PbTiO(3)(001) surface. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 88:016101. [PMID: 11800969 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.016101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present in situ x-ray scattering measurements of the surface structures of PbTiO(3) (001) in equilibrium with PbO vapor. At 875 to 1025 K, a reconstruction having c(2x2) symmetry is present under most conditions, while a 1 x 6 reconstruction occurs under PbO-poor conditions. The atomic structure of the c(2x2) phase is found to consist of a single layer of an antiferrodistortive structure with oxygen cages counter-rotated by 10 degrees about the titanium ions.
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- A Munkholm
- Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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Chen ZX, Liu CG, Chen Y, Jiang YS. Theoretical investigation on BaTiO3 with periodic density functional theory BLYP method. Chem Phys 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0104(01)00400-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zhao-Xu Chen
- Lab of Mesostructured Materials Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Lab of Mesostructured Materials Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Lab of Mesostructured Materials Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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Ranjan R, Pandey D, Lalla NP. Novel features of Sr1-xCaxTiO3 phase diagram: evidence for competing antiferroelectric and ferroelectric interactions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2000; 84:3726-3729. [PMID: 11019187 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.3726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/1999] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Structural and dielectric evidences are advanced to show that the Sr1-xCaxTiO3 (SCT) system undergoes an antiferroelectric (AFE) phase transition in the composition range 0.18</=x</=0.40. Stabilization of the AFE phase, instead of the ferroelectric (FE) phase known for 0<x<0.12, is shown to be intimately linked with the nonpolar antiferrodistortive phase transitions driven by the R and M point instabilities preceding the AFE transition. It is proposed that the disorder and frustration introduced by CaTiO3 substitution in the incipient FE matrix of SrTiO3 leads to the smearing of the varepsilon(')(T) response in SCT for 0.002<x<0.12 akin to dipole glasses and relaxor ferroelectrics.
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- R Ranjan
- School of Materials Science and Technology, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi221005, India
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Kubo M, Oumi Y, Miura R, Stirling A, Miyamoto A, Kawasaki M, Yoshimoto M, Koinuma H. Layer-by-layer heteroepitaxial growth process of a BaO layer on SrTiO3(001) as investigated by molecular dynamics. J Chem Phys 1998. [DOI: 10.1063/1.477467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kubo M, Oumi Y, Miura R, Stirling A, Miyamoto A, Kawasaki M, Yoshimoto M, Koinuma H. Molecular dynamics simulation on a layer-by-layer homoepitaxial growth process of SrTiO3(001). J Chem Phys 1998. [DOI: 10.1063/1.477525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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García A, Vanderbilt D. First-principles study of stability and vibrational properties of tetragonal PbTiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 54:3817-3824. [PMID: 9986280 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.3817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Tanaka H, Tabata H, Ota K, Kawai T. Molecular-dynamics prediction of structural anomalies in ferroelectric and dielectric BaTiO3-SrTiO3-CaTiO3 solid solutions. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 53:14112-14116. [PMID: 9983205 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.14112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Zhong W, Vanderbilt D. Effect of quantum fluctuations on structural phase transitions in SrTiO3 and BaTiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 53:5047-5050. [PMID: 9984086 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.5047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Singh DJ. Stability and phonons of KTaO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 53:176-180. [PMID: 9981961 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Singh DJ. Structure and energetics of antiferroelectric PbZrO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1995; 52:12559-12563. [PMID: 9980414 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.52.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Rabe KM, Waghmare UV. Localized basis for effective lattice Hamiltonians: Lattice Wannier functions. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1995; 52:13236-13246. [PMID: 9980513 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.52.13236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Zhong W, Vanderbilt D, Rabe KM. First-principles theory of ferroelectric phase transitions for perovskites: The case of BaTiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1995; 52:6301-6312. [PMID: 9981860 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.52.6301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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