PRACTICAL PHYSICS

By JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ

CONTENTS MODERN PHYSICS OF FERROELECTRICS: ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND THEORY OF POLARIZATION: A MODERN APPROACH A LANDAU PRIMER FOR FERROELECTRICS FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDIES OF FERROELECTRIC OXIDES ANALOGIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FERROELECTRICS AND FERROMAGNETS GROWTH AND NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF EPITAXIAL OXIDE THIN FILMS FERROELECTRIC SIZE EFFECTS NANOSCALE STUDIES OF DOMAIN WALLS IN EPITAXIAL FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS REFERENCES