Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2009-12-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
Based on ab initio density functional theory, we have investigated a microscopic mechanism that leads to Fe$^{2+}_{B}$/Fe$^{3+}_{B}$ dimerization and consequent ferroelectricity in charge ordered Fe$_{3}$O$_{4}$ with $P2$ symmetry. In addition to the simple inter-site Coulomb repulsion, quantum hybridization effects are invoked to explain the Fe$^{2+}_{B}$/Fe$^{3+}_{B}$ bond dimerization. Our results, based on the generalized gradient approximation + Hubbard $U$ (GGA+$U$) method, indicate that noncentrosymmetric $P2$ magnetite shows a finite and sizeable ferroelectric polarization along the $b$ crystalline axis. From the $U$ dependence of polarization, we conclude that the origin of ferroelectricity in $P2$ Fe$_{3}$O$_{4}$ lies in the recently proposed "intermediate site/bond-centered charge ordering".
Fukushima Tetsuya
Picozzi Silvia
Yamauchi Kunihiko
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