Studies on quantum critical points (QCP) have focused on magnetic QCPs to date.
Remarkable phenomena such as superconductivity due to avoided criticality have been …

We present an inexpensive first-principles approach for describing quantum paraelectricity
that combines density functional theory (DFT) treatment of the electronic subsystem with …

The dielectric and magnetic polarizations of quantum paraelectrics and paramagnetic
materials have in many cases been found to initially increase with increasing thermal …

Phase transitions to a long-range-ordered state driven by a softened phonon mode are
ubiquitous across condensed matter physics, but the evolution of such a mode as the system …

We consider a standard Ginzburg-Landau model of a ferroelectric whose electrical
polarization is coupled to gradients of elastic strain. At the harmonic level, such flexoelectric …

This thesis presents work exploring the use of pressure as a tuning parameter for exploring
the phase diagrams and properties of magnetically ordered insulators, to add understanding …

Quantum paraelectric materials like SrTiO3 and KTaO3 exhibit many unusual material
properties arising from their quantum fluctuations, including a high dielectric constant and …