Focus Session: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides - Mechanisms of Ferroelectricity

Presentations

• General Theory for the Ferroelectric Polarization Induced by Spin-Spiral Order

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 2:30 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 2:42 PM

  Authors

  • Hongjun Xiang

    • Fudan University
    • Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE) and Surface Physics Laboratory, Fudan University

  • Erjun Kan

    • Nanjing University of Science and Technology

  • Yuemei Zhang

    • North Carolina State University

  • M.-H. Whangbo

    • North Carolina State University
    • Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, U.S.A

  • Xin Gao Gong

    • Fudan University
    • Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE) and Surface Physics Laboratory, Fudan University

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• Modeling functional piezoelectricity in perovskite superlattices with competing instabilities

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 2:42 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 2:54 PM

  Authors

  • Charles Swartz

    • Temple University

  • Xifan Wu

    • Department of Physics and Institute for Computational Molecular Science,
    • Temple University

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• Competing (anti-)ferrodistortive and ferroelectric instabilities in SrTiO$_{3}$ and layered La$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 2:54 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 3:06 PM

  Authors

  • Ulrich Aschauer

    • Materials Theory, ETH Z\"urich

  • Nicola Spaldin

    • Materials Theory, ETH Z\"urich

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• First Principles Study of Piezoelectricty in Improper Ferroelectrics

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 3:06 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 3:18 PM

  Authors

  • Kevin Garrity

    • Rutgers University

  • Karin M. Rabe

    • Rutgers University

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• Engineering polar perovskites from centric polyhedra building blocks

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 3:18 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 3:30 PM

  Authors

  • James Rondinelli

    • Drexel University
    • MSE, Drexell Univ

  • Craig Fennie

    • School of Applied \& Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    • Assistant Professor
    • School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

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• Crossover between hybrid improper ferroelectricity and proper ferroelectricity in layered perovskites

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 3:30 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 3:42 PM

  Authors

  • Andrew Mulder

    • School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

  • Nicole Benedek

    • Cornell University
    • School of Applied \& Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    • School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

  • Craig Fennie

    • School of Applied \& Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    • Assistant Professor
    • School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

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• Competition and cooperation between octahedral rotations and ferroelectricity in simple and layered ABX$_3$ perovskites

  COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

  Feb. 28, 2012, 3:42 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 4:18 PM

  Authors

  • Nicole Benedek

    • Cornell University
    • School of Applied \& Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    • School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

  Feb. 28, 2012, 4:18 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 4:30 PM

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• A Unified Formalism toward Polarization, Magnetization and the $\theta$-term in a Periodic Insulator

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 4:30 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 4:42 PM

  Authors

  • Kuang-Ting Chen

    • MIT

  • Patrick Lee

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT

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• Observation and Theory of Intrinsic Ferromagnetism in Ferroelectric Materials

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 4:42 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 4:54 PM

  Authors

  • J. Lashley

    • Los Alamos National Lab
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • K. Gofryk

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • D.J. Safarik

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • J.L. Smith

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • I.E. Dzyaloshinskii

    • University of California, Irvine

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• Dramatic effect of the near-electrode layer configurations on the phase transition characteristics of ferroelectric-paraelectric superstructures

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 4:54 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 5:06 PM

  Authors

  • Burc Misirlioglu

    • Asst. Prof.

  • Arkadi Levanyuk

    • Professor (Retired)

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• The phase diagram of Sr$_{1-x}$Eu$_{x}$TiO$_{3}$: Crossover from displacive to order-disorder dynamics

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 5:06 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 5:18 PM

  Authors

  • Zurab Guguchia

    • Physik Institut der Universit\"at Z\"urich

  • Hugo Keller

    • Physuics Institute of University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Physik Institut der Universit\"at Z\"urich

  • Alexander Shengelaya

    • Department of Physics, Tbilisi State University

  • J\"urgen K\"ohler

    • Max-Planck-Institut f\"ur Festk\"orperforschung

  • Annette Bussmann-Holder

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research
    • Max-Planck-Institut f\"ur Festk\"orperforschung

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• Electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric alloys from atomistic simulations

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 5:18 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 5:30 PM

  Authors

  • Sergey Lisenkov

    • University of South Florida

  • Inna Ponomareva

    • University of South Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of South Florida

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