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| Author |
Michel, K.H.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
| Title |
Static flexural modes and piezoelectricity in 2D and layered crystals |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
Year  |
2016 |
Publication |
Physica status solidi: B: basic research |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Status Solidi B |
| Volume |
253 |
Issue |
253 |
Pages |
2311-2315 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
Piezo- and flexoelectricity are manifestations of electromechanical coupling in solids with potential applications in nanoscale materials. Naumov etal. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 217601 (2009)] have shown by first principles calculations that a monolayer BN sheet becomes macroscopically polarized in-plane when in a corrugated state. Here, we investigate the interplay of layer corrugation and in-plane polarization by atomistic lattice dynamics. We treat the coupling between static flexural modes and in-plane atomic ion displacements as an anharmonic effect, similar to the membrane effect that is at the origin of negative thermal expansion in layered crystals. We have derived analytical expressions for the corrugation-induced static in-plane strains and the optical displacements with the resulting polarization response functions. Beyond h-BN, the theory applies to transition metal dichalcogenides and dioxides. Numerical calculations show that the effects are considerably stronger for 2D h-BN than for 2H-MoS2. |
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Place of Publication |
Berlin |
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Wos |
000390339000002 |
Publication Date |
2016-10-21 |
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| ISSN |
0370-1972 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
1.674 |
Times cited |
5 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; The authors acknowledge useful discussions with L. Wirtz, A. Molina-Sanchez, and C. Sevik. This work was supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; |
Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.674 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140309 |
Serial |
4462 |
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