• Title of article

    A beginnerʹs guide to the modern theory of polarization

  • Author/Authors

    Nicola A. Spaldin، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    2
  • To page
    10
  • Abstract
    The so-called Modern Theory of Polarization, which rigorously defines the spontaneous polarization of a periodic solid and provides a route for its computation in electronic structure codes through the Berry phase, is introduced in a simple qualitative discussion.
  • Keywords
    Polarization , Berry phase , Electronic structure calculation
  • Journal title
    JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
  • Record number

    1343587