Geometric frustration in compositionally modulated ferroelectrics

Narayani Choudhury (), Laura Walizer, Sergey Lisenkov and L. Bellaiche
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Narayani Choudhury: University of Arkansas
Laura Walizer: Engineer Research and Development Center
Sergey Lisenkov: University of South Florida
L. Bellaiche: University of Arkansas

Nature, 2011, vol. 470, issue 7335, 513-517

Abstract: Ferroelectrics do get frustrated In geometrically frustrated materials, an intrinsic incompatibility between fundamental interaction rules and the underlying lattice geometry leads to exotic material behaviour. The phenomenon is well known in magnetic materials but had not been reported in ferroelectrics, a technologically important class of materials. Choudhury et al. present computational results that show that it is possible to induce geometric frustration in ferroelectrics — they use barium–strontium titanate — with compositional grading. Their simulations predict the formation of exotic ordered phases. These new structures shed light on the microscopic origin of frustration in such systems, and may provide a versatile experimental system for the study of frustration.

Date: 2011
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