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Layer 2 Barium Atom Oxygen Atom Titanium Atom
Consider Barium Titanate. This has a cubic structure above 120 degrees C.

Looking down this axis, we can observe the movement of atoms as it moves into a tetragonal structure.

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This view shows the cubic nature of Barium Titanate.

The movement of atoms changes the phase from the cubic phase to the tetragonal, resulting in the production of a dipole moment along the [100] direction.

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The movement of atoms changes the phase from the cubic phase to the tetragonal, resulting in the production of a dipole moment along the [100] direction.