A Landau Primer for Ferroelectrics
Materials Science
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
In this review, we hope to give the reader a self-contained contemporary presentation of the application of Landau theory to ferroelectrics. We begin by developing Landau theory for homogenous bulk ferroelectrics and then consider the finite-size (thin film) case within the related Landau-Ginzburg approach. Next we discuss the treatment of inhomogeneity within this framework. We end with a number of open questions for future pursuits.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0609347,
title = {A Landau Primer for Ferroelectrics},
author = {P. Chandra and P. B. Littlewood},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0609347},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
47 pages, 8 figures, 1 table