Atomistic theory of hybrid improper ferroelectricity in perovskites
Hong Jian Zhao, Jorge Íñiguez, Wei Ren, Xiang Ming Chen, and L. Bellaiche
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174101 (2014) - Published 1 May, 2014
Symmetry and defects in rhombohedral single-crystalline
Richard Beanland and Pam A. Thomas
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174102 (2014) - Published 8 May, 2014
The authors use a recently developed digital large-angle convergent-beam electron diffraction technique to study the symmetry of the crystal structure in NaBiTiO – a promising material for lead-free piezoelectric and ferroelectric applications.
Experimental and theoretical evidence for an ionic crystal of ammonia at high pressure
S. Ninet, F. Datchi, P. Dumas, M. Mezouar, G. Garbarino, A. Mafety, C. J. Pickard, R. J. Needs, and A. M. Saitta
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174103 (2014) - Published 8 May, 2014
Strain-gradient-induced switching of nanoscale domains in free-standing ultrathin films
G. D. Belletti, S. D. Dalosto, and Silvia Tinte
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174104 (2014) - Published 14 May, 2014
Influence of flexoelectric coupling on domain patterns in ferroelectrics
Rajeev Ahluwalia, Alexander K. Tagantsev, Petr Yudin, Nava Setter, Nathaniel Ng, and David J. Srolovitz
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174105 (2014) - Published 14 May, 2014
The authors investigate the effect of flexoelectricity in ferroelectrics. They show that the flexoelectric coupling between polarization and strain gradients can lead to complex domain patterns such as arrays of polarization vortices.
Structural phase transitions in : Heat capacity and x-ray scattering studies
Makoto Tachibana, Katharina Fritsch, and Bruce D. Gaulin
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174106 (2014) - Published 15 May, 2014
Pressure-induced polar phases in relaxor multiferroic
D. P. Kozlenko, S. E. Kichanov, E. V. Lukin, N. T. Dang, L. S. Dubrovinsky, H.-P. Liermann, W. Morgenroth, A. A. Kamynin, S. A. Gridnev, and B. N. Savenko
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174107 (2014) - Published 16 May, 2014
Vibrational free energy and phase stability of paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic CrN from ab initio molecular dynamics
Nina Shulumba, Björn Alling, Olle Hellman, Elham Mozafari, Peter Steneteg, Magnus Odén, and Igor A. Abrikosov
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174108 (2014) - Published 19 May, 2014
Molybdenum sound velocity and shear modulus softening under shock compression
Jeffrey H. Nguyen, Minta C. Akin, Ricky Chau, Dayne E. Fratanduono, W. Patrick Ambrose, Oleg V. Fat'yanov, Paul D. Asimow, and Neil C. Holmes
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174109 (2014) - Published 21 May, 2014
Improper ferroelectricity and piezoelectric responses in rhombohedral (,) perovskite oxides
Joshua Young and James M. Rondinelli
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174110 (2014) - Published 23 May, 2014
Flexoelectricity and ferroelectric domain wall structures: Phase-field modeling and DFT calculations
Yijia Gu, Menglei Li, Anna N. Morozovska, Yi Wang, Eugene A. Eliseev, Venkatraman Gopalan, and Long-Qing Chen
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174111 (2014) - Published 27 May, 2014
Effect of pressure on with a modulated scheelite-type structure
N. P. Sabalisck, J. López-Solano, C. Guzmán-Afonso, D. Santamaría-Pérez, C. González-Silgo, A. Mujica, A. Muñoz, P. Rodríguez-Hernández, S. Radescu, X. Vendrell, L. Mestres, J. A. Sans, and F. J. Manjón
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174112 (2014) - Published 27 May, 2014
Specific volume study of a bulk metallic glass far below its calorimetrically determined glass transition temperature
M. Luckabauer, U. Kühn, J. Eckert, and W. Sprengel
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174113 (2014) - Published 27 May, 2014
Atomistic modeling of thermodynamic properties of Pu-Ga alloys based on the Invar mechanism
Tongsik Lee, Christopher D. Taylor, A. C. Lawson, Steven D. Conradson, Shao Ping Chen, A. Caro, Steven M. Valone, and Michael I. Baskes
Phys. Rev. B 89, 174114 (2014) - Published 29 May, 2014



