Nucleation- or growth-controlled orientation development in chemically derived ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3, x = 0.4) thin films

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 495-498

  Liu, Yimin ^a   Phulé, Pradeep P ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DIELECTRIC FILMS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FILM GROWTH; GRAIN GROWTH; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NUCLEATION; SOL-GELS; TEXTURES; THIN FILMS;

LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0030083566     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08151.x     Document Type: Article

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