R-curve behaviour of BaTiO3 due to stress-induced ferroelastic domain switching

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1143-1149

  Meschke, F ^a   Kolleck, A ^a   Schneider, G A ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0001736481     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(96)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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