Studies of the effects of ion irradiation on ferroelectric domains of triglycine sulfate single crystals on a nanometer scale

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Xie, Z ^a,b   Luo, E Z ^a   Xu, J B ^a   An, J ^a   Sundaravel, B ^a   Wilson, I H ^a   Wang, Z Y ^b   Chen, X L ^b   Zhao, L H ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric domain; Ferroelectric paraelectric phase transition; Ion irradiation; Triglycine sulfate (TGS) single crystals

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FERROELECTRIC DOMAINS; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; NANO-METER SCALE; PARAELECTRIC PHASE TRANSITION; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; TRIGLYCINE SULFATES; VARIABLE TEMPERATURE;

FERROELECTRICITY;

ION; IRON DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; TRIGLYCINE SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; IRRADIATION; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0037451023     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00175-0     Document Type: Article

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