Theory of piezoelectricity, electrostriction, and pyroelectricity in molecular crystals.

@article{Munn2010TheoryOP,
  title={Theory of piezoelectricity, electrostriction, and pyroelectricity in molecular crystals.},
  author={Robert W. Munn},
  journal={The Journal of chemical physics},
  year={2010},
  volume={132 10},
  pages={
          104512
        }
}
  • R. Munn
  • Published 12 March 2010
  • Physics
  • The Journal of chemical physics
A microscopic theory is presented for piezoelectricity, electrostriction, and pyroelectricity in molecular crystals. The required coefficients are derived by combining a theoretical treatment of the dependence of molecular dipole moments on molecular displacement and a generalized elastic theory for internal strain. 
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