Exploration of the intrinsic inertial response of ferroelectric domain walls via molecular dynamics simulations

Shi Liu, Ilya Grinberg, Andrew M. Rappe

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Abstract

The motion of ferroelectric domain walls (DWs) is critical for various applications of ferroelectric materials. One important question that is of interest both scientifically and technologically, is whether the ferroelectric DW has significant inertial response. To address this problem, we performed canonical ensemble molecular dynamics simulations of 180° and 90° DWs under applied electric fields. Examination of the evolution of the polarization and local structure of DWs reveals that they stop moving immediately after the removal of electric field. Thus, our computational study shows that ferroelectric DWs do not have significant intrinsic inertial response.

Original languageEnglish
Article number232907
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume103
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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