Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1989
Publication Title
Physical Review B
Volume
39
Issue
13
Abstract
The ability of zero-stress simulations, using Gordon-Kim pair potentials, to describe the structures and transformations of known fluoride-based perovskites is demonstrated for the case of KCaF3. When K+ is replaced by Na+ a new ferroelectric crystal isomorphous with LiNbO3 is predicted. The equivalent relationships of the ferroelectric lithium niobate structure with the perovskite and antiperovskite structures are examined. A polarization of 21 jµC/cm2 at room temperature and a transition temperature of 550 K are predicted for NaCaF3. Surface effects are examined in simulations of a 1080-ion cluster.
Recommended Citation
Edwardson, P. J.; Boyer, L. L.; Newman, R. L.; Fox, D. H.; Hardy, John R.; Flocken, John R.; Guenther, R. A.; and Mei, Wai-Ning, "Ferroelectricity in Perovskitelike NaCaF3 Predicted Ab Initio" (1989). Physics Faculty Publications. 20.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/physicsfacpub/20
Comments
Published in Physical Review B Volume 39, Number 13, 1 May 1989. Copyright © 1989 The American Physical Society. Used by permission.