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William & Mary

2007

Condensed Matter Physics

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Magnetization Dynamics And Anisotropy In Ferromagnetic/Antiferromagnetic Ni/Nio Bilayers, Andreas Petersen Jan 2007

Magnetization Dynamics And Anisotropy In Ferromagnetic/Antiferromagnetic Ni/Nio Bilayers, Andreas Petersen

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First-Principles Calculations Of Electric Field Gradients In Complex Perovskites, Dandan Mao Jan 2007

First-Principles Calculations Of Electric Field Gradients In Complex Perovskites, Dandan Mao

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Various experimental and theoretical work indicate that the local structure and chemical ordering play a crucial role in the different physical behaviors of lead-based complex ferroelectrics with the ABO 3 perovskite structure. First-principles linearized augmented plane wave (LAPW) with the local orbital extension method within local density approximation (LDA) are performed on structural models of Pb(Zr1/2Ti1/2 )O3 (PZT), Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O3 (PST), Pb(Sc2/3W1/3)O3 (PSW), and Pb(Mg 1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PMN) to calculate electric field gradients (EFGs). In order to simulate these disordered alloys, various structural models were constructed with different imposed chemical orderings and symmetries. Calculations were carried out as a function of B-site …


Magneto-Optical Imaging Of Superconducting Mgb2 Thin Films, Stephanie Maria Hummert Jan 2007

Magneto-Optical Imaging Of Superconducting Mgb2 Thin Films, Stephanie Maria Hummert

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