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Physics of Ferroelectrics

A Modern Perspective

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Karin M. Rabe

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

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  2. Charles H. Ahn

    1. Departements of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University, New Haven, USA

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  3. Jean-Marc Triscone

    1. Condensed Matter Physics Department, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland

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  • Concise, thorough review of the most important breakthroughs of the past two decades
  • Up-to-date references
  • Written by leading experts
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics (TAP, volume 105)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Modern Physics of Ferroelectrics: Essential Background

    • Karin M. Rabe, Matthew Dawber, Céline Lichtensteiger, Charles H. Ahn, Jean-Marc Triscone
    Pages 1-30

  3. Theory of Polarization: A Modern Approach

    • Raffaele Resta, David Vanderbilt
    Pages 31-68

  4. A Landau Primer for Ferroelectrics

    • Premi Chandra, Peter B. Littlewood
    Pages 69-116

  5. First-Principles Studies of Ferroelectric Oxides

    • Karin M. Rabe, Philippe Ghosez
    Pages 117-174

  6. Analogies and Differences between Ferroelectrics and Ferromagnets

    • Nicola A. Spaldin
    Pages 175-218

  7. Growth and Novel Applications of Epitaxial Oxide Thin Films

    • Agham-Bayan Posadas, Mikk Lippmaa, Fred J. Walker, Matthew Dawber, Charles H. Ahn, Jean-Marc Triscone
    Pages 219-304

  8. Ferroelectric Size Effects

    • Céline Lichtensteiger, Matthew Dawber, Jean-Marc Triscone
    Pages 305-338

  9. Nanoscale Studies of Domain Walls in Epitaxial Ferroelectric Thin Films

    • Patrycja Paruch, Thierry Giamarchi, Jean-Marc Triscone
    Pages 339-362

  10. APPENDIX A – Landau Free-Energy Coefficients

    • Long-Qing Chen
    Pages 363-372

  11. Appendix B – Material–Substrate Combinations Tables

    • Céline Lichtensteiger, Matthew Dawber
    Pages 373-384

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 385-389
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During the past two decades, revolutionary breakthroughs have occurred in the understanding of ferroelectric materials, both from the perspective of theory and experiment. First principles approaches, including the Berry phase formulation of ferroelectricity, now allow accurate, quantitative predictions of material properties, and single crystalline thin films are now available for fundamental studies of these materials. In addition, the need for high dielectric constant insulators and nonvolatile memories in semiconductor applications has motivated a renaissance in the investigation of these materials. 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

    Karin M. Rabe

  • Departements of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University, New Haven, USA

    Charles H. Ahn

  • Condensed Matter Physics Department, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland

    Jean-Marc Triscone

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