Monte Carlo Simulation of Ferroelectric Behavior in PZT Films by Using a Stress Dependent DIFFOUR Hamiltonian

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E Restrepo-Parra
H H Ortíz Álvarez
C M Bedoya-Hincapié https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9129-4205

Keywords

Monte Carlo, simulation, ferroelectrics, DIFFOUR, PZT.

Abstract

In this work the polarization and hysteresis response of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) ferroelectric thin films was studied in relation to the variation on temperature, stress, electric field and the content of non-ferroelectric impurities by using a Monte Carlo simulation. The simulation was based on a DIFFOUR Hamiltonian that takes into account the effect of uniaxial stress, in addition to the nearest neighbor dipoles interaction and the effect of an external electric field. The obtained results for hysteresis loops and polarization curves correspond with reported experimental data for this material.

 

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