missed ferroelectricity; methyl-ammonium lead iodite
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Tong, W.-Y.
Zhao, J. Z.
Ghosez, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique théorique des matériaux ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM)
Language :
English
Title :
Missed ferroelectricity in methylammonium lead iodide
Publication date :
2022
Journal title :
npj Computational Materials
eISSN :
2057-3960
Publisher :
Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Volume :
8
Pages :
165
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Tags :
CÉCI : Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif Tier-1 supercomputer
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