Surface and size effects on ferroelectric films with domain structures
- 15 February 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 51 (8) , 5311-5314
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.51.5311
Abstract
The spontaneous polarization and electrostatic potential in ferroelectric films with domain structures have been calculated based on phenomenological theory. The polarization is reduced at the film surface due to a depolarizing field. The domain width, free energy, and Curie temperature as functions of film thickness are obtained.Keywords
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