Theoretical study on the optical properties of polyvinylidene fluoride crystal

  • Chun Gang Duan*
  • , W. N. Mei
  • , Wei Guo Yin
  • , Jianjun Liu
  • , J. R. Hardy
  • , Mengjun Bai
  • , Stephen Ducharme
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report our first-principles studies on the linear and non-linear optical properties of ferroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride crystal. Calculated values of the refractive indices agree well with experiments. As regards the second-harmonic-generation coefficients, theoretical values are larger than experimental ones. Possible reasons for the discrepancy are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3805-3811
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume15
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

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