Domain patterns and macroscopic behaviour of ferroelectric materials
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine Part B
- Vol. 81 (12) , 2021-2054
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13642810108208556
Abstract
This paper examines the domain patterns and the macroscopic behaviour of single crystals of ferroelectric material using a theory based on energy minimization. A low-energy path is identified for domain switching and a novel configuration that yields very large electrostriction is identified.Keywords
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