Fractal Dimensions in Switching Kinetics of Ferroelectrics

dc.creatorScott, J. F.
dc.date2006-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:23:24Z
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dc.descriptionEarly work by the author with Prof. Ishibashi [Scott et al., J. Appl. Phys. 64, 787 (1988)] showed that switching kinetics in ferroelectrics satisfy a constraint on current transients compatible with d = 2.5 dimensionality. At that time with no direct observations of the domains, it was not possible to conclude whether this was a true Hausdorff dimension or a numerical artefact caused by an approximation in the theory (which ignored the dependence of domain wall velocity upon domain diameter). Recent data suggest that the switching dimensionality is truly fractal with d = 2.5. The critical exponent βcharacterizing the order parameter P(T) can be written as a continuous function of dimension d as β(d)= [ν(d)/2] [d+η(d)-2], which is exact within hyperscaling; here νand ηare the exponents characterizing the pair correlation function G(r,T) and the structure factor S(q,T). For d=2.5 the estimate is that βis approximately 1/4.
dc.description9 pages, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0609023
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0609023
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/115966
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleFractal Dimensions in Switching Kinetics of Ferroelectrics
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