Equivalent-circuit modeling of ferroelectric switching devices

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 7923-7930

  Rep, D B A ^a   Prins, M W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CHARGE DISPLACEMENT MODEL; FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICES;

FERROELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 0032606615     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.370609     Document Type: Article

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