First Principles Theoretical Studies of Ferroelectric Lattice Instabilities.
Abstract
Work performed over the past six years is described. Studies have ranged over a variety of halide based materials (principally fluorides) in which the oxygen in oxide ferroelectrics is replaced by fluorine. For these systems, the use of free ion wavefunctions to calculate Gordon-Kim parameter-free modified electron gas potentials leads, overall, to good agreement with experiment and predicts the existence of ferroelectric phases for certain of these systems that have yet to be synthesized. We also have performed work on the oxide-based systems based on the potential-induced-breathing (PIB) model which permits spherical distortion of the 02- charge density. While this does not lead to ferroelectricity, it has a significant effect on the ferroelastic transitions associated with rotational instabilities of the oxygen octahedra. Finally, we have examined the effects of free surfaces on ferroelectric behavior and find them to be large.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA321969
Entities
People
- John R. Hardy
Organizations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln