Review articles

Spherical Ferroelectric Solitons, Vivasha Govinden, Sergei Prokhorenko, Qi Zhang, Suyash Rijal, Yousra Nahas, Laurent Bellaiche and Nagarajan Valanoor, Nature Materials 22, 553-561 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01527-y

Topological phases in polar oxide nanostructures, Javier Junquera, Yousra Nahas, Sergei Prokhorenko, Laurent Bellaiche, Jorge Íñiguez, Darrell G. Schlom, Long-Qing Chen, Sayeef Salahuddin, David A. Muller, Lane W. Martin and R. Ramesh, Reviews of Modern Physics 95, 025001 (2023); DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.95.025001

“Designing polar textures with ultrafast neuromorphic features from atomistic simulations,” Sergey Prosandeev, Sergei Prokhorenko, Yousra Nahas, Yali Yang, Changsong Xu, Julie Grollier, Diyar Talbayev, Brahim Dkhil, and L. Bellaiche, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering 3, 012002 (2023) (invited review article; special issue on “Topological Solitons for Neuromorphic Systems’‘); DOI: 10.1088/2634-4386/acbfd6.

“Electrical energy storage from first principles”, Zhijun Jiang, Bin Xu, Sergey Prosandeev, Jorge Iniguez, Hongjun Xiang, and L. Bellaiche, invited review in Frontiers in Electronic Materials 02, 869803 (2022); https://doi.org/10.3389/femat.2022.869803

“Energetic couplings in ferroics”, Hong Jian Zhao, Peng Chen, Sergey Prosandeev, Charles Paillard, Kinnary Patel, Jorge Íñiguez, and Laurent Bellaiche, Invited Review in the special issue on “Advances in Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Materials” Advanced Electronic Materials, 2100639 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202100639.

“Photostriction and elasto-optic response in multiferroics and ferroelectrics from first principles,” Yurong Yang , Charles Paillard , Bin Xu and L. Bellaiche, Invited Review in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 30, 073001(2018)

“Ferroelectric Vortices and Related Configurations,” Sergei Prosandeev, Ivan I Naumov, Huaxiang Fu, Laurent Bellaiche, Michael P.D. Campbell, Raymond G.P. McQuaid, Li-Wu Chang, Alina Schilling, Leo J. McGilly, Amit Kumar, J. Marty Gregg, Invited Review in Nanoscale Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics: Key Processing and Characterization Issues, and Nanoscale Effects, Volume I \& II (edited by Miguel Alguerà, J. Marty Gregg and Liliana Mitoseriu), 700 (2016).

“A multiferroic on the brink: Uncovering the nuances of strain-induced transitions in BiFeO3,” D. Sando, Bin Xu, L. Bellaiche, and V. Nagarajan, Applied Physics Reviews 3, 011106 (2016); DOI: 10.1063/1.4944558 (Invited Review).

“First-principles-based effective Hamiltonian simulations of bulks and films made of lead-free Ba(Zr,Ti)O3 relaxor ferroelectrics,”  Sergey Prosandeev, Dawei Wang, Alireza Akbarzdeh, and L. Bellaiche,  Invited Topical Review, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 27, 223202 (2015).

“Strain effects on multiferroic BiFeO3 films,” Yurong Yanga, Ingrid C. Infante, Brahim Dkhil, Laurent Bellaichea, Invited Review inComptes Rendus Physique 16, 193(2015).

“Terahertz dielectric response and coupled dynamics of ferroelectrics and multiferroics from effective Hamiltonian simulations,”  Dawei Wang, Jeevaka Weerasinghe, Abdullah Albarakati  and L. Bellaiche,  Invited Review in International Journal of Modern Physics B 27, 1330016 (2013).

“Full field electron spectromicroscopy applied to ferroelectric materials,” N. Barrett, J. E. Rault, J. L. Wang, C. Mathieu, A. Locatelli, T. O. Mentes, M. A. Niño, S. Fusil, M. Bibes, A. Barthélémy, D. Sando, W. Ren, S. Prosandeev, L. Bellaiche, B. Vilquin, A. Petraru, I. P. Krug, and C. M. Schneider, Review Article, Journal of Applied Physics 113, 187217 (2013).

“Hypertoroidal moment in complex dipolar structures,” S. Prosandeev and L. Bellaiche,  Invited Topical Review for the special issue for the Journal of Materials Science entitled “Recent Developments in Ferroelectric Nanostructures and Multilayers”; Journal of Materials Science44, 5235 (2009).

“Original properties of dipole vortices in zero-dimensional ferroelectrics “, S. Prosandeev, I. Ponomareva, I. Naumov, I. Kornev, and L. Bellaiche, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 193201 (2008); Invited Topical Review.

“Domains in Ferroelectric Nanostructures from First Principles”, Igor A. Kornev, B.-K. Lai, I. Naumov, I. Ponomareva, H. Fu, and Laurent Bellaiche, Handbook of advanced dielectric piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials: Synthesis, properties and applications, edited by Professor Zuo-Guang Ye, Woodhead Publishing Limited (2008); Invited Review Chapter.

“The nature of ferroelectricity under pressure”, Igor A. Kornev and L. Bellaiche, Phase Transitions 80, 385 (2007); Invited review.

“Modelling of nanoscale ferroelectrics from atomistic simulations”, I. Ponomareva, I. I. Naumov, I. Kornev, Huaxiang Fu and L. Bellaiche, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 9, 114 (2005);  Invited Review.

Properties of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films From First Principles”,Igor A. Kornev,Huaxiang Fu and L. Bellaiche, Journal of Materials Science 41, 137-145 (2006); Invited review for the Special Issue on Frontiers of Research in Ferroelectricity.

“Piezoelectricity of ferroelectric perovskites from first principles”, L. Bellaiche, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 6, 19 (2002);  Invited Review.

“Pseudopotential Theory of dilute III-V Nitrides”,P.R.C. Kent, L. Bellaiche and Alex Zunger, Semiconductor Science and Technology 17, 851 (2002);  Invited Review.

“Successes and Predictions of A Pseudopotential Approach in Anion-Mixed Nitrides”,L. Bellaiche, A. Al-Yacoub, N.A. Modine and E.D. Jones,in Progress in Semiconductor Materials for Optoelectronic Applications,editors: E.D. Jones, M.O. Manasreh, K.D. Choquette, D. Friedman, and D.K.Johnstone, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. 692 (Materials Research Society Pittsburgh, PA, 2002) pp. 9-20.