Patterning and switching of nanosize ferroelectric memory cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1793-1795

  Alexe, M ^a   Harnagea, C ^a   Hesse, D ^a   Gosele U ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FERROELECTRICITY; HYSTERESIS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ELECTRON-BEAM DIRECT WRITING (EBDW); LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032613316     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.124822     Document Type: Article

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