Microscopic local fields in dielectrics

A. Baldereschi, Roberto Car, E. Tosatti

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Abstract

The microscopic polarization produced by a spatially constant external field is calculated from the dielectric matrices of diamond, Si, Ge, α-Sn, MgO and NaCl. Local fields and polarization charges are analyzed in real space. Strong dipoles are induced at the bond sites in semiconductors and on the anions in MgO and NaCl. The effects of the inhomogeneity on the linear and non-linear susceptibilities are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)757-760
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume32
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1979

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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