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Surface effects on converse piezoelectricity of crystals.
Surface effects on converse piezoelectricity of crystals.
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Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP [Phys Chem Chem Phys] 2017 Sep 20; Vol. 19 (36), pp. 24724-24734. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The contribution of surface units to bulk properties are often neglected in theoretical and computational studies of crystalline systems. We demonstrate that this assumption has to be made with caution in the case of (electric field) polarization. As a generalization of an earlier work on quasi-one-dimensional systems [Springborg, et al., Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter Mater. Phys., 2010, 82, 165442], it is shown that the polarization for 2D and 3D systems contains a surface contribution that can, in principle, take any value (within physical limits) and has consequences for converse piezoelectric responses. Subsequently, we determine the surface effects quantitatively for a group of ferroelectric perovskite structures. Our results indicate that such contributions can be substantial.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1463-9084
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 36
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28861565
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp03161k