Effect of Electromechanical Properties in Mn-doped BaTiO$_3$
ORAL
Abstract
Experimental studies reported that Mn doping in BaTiO$_3$ could improve their electromechanical properties. In addition, ageing process gives rise to a significant reversible strain effect. Performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we find that Mn dopant with oxygen vacancy induces local electric field of 20 MV/m in 2x2x2 (39 atom) supercell. In order to understand effects of the electromechanical properties from phenomenological point of view, we optimize electric enthalpies in Landau-Devonshire model, parametrized from DFT results, under applying electric fields. We show dielectric constant and piezoelectric coefficients from the optimized polarization paths.
*supported by ONR, the ERC Advanced Grant ToMCaT, and the Carnegie Institution for Science.
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