Asymmetrical leakage currents as a possible origin of the polarization offsets observed in compositionally graded ferroelectric films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5583-5591

  Bouregba, R ^a   Poullain, G ^a   Vilquin, B ^a   Le Rhun, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; POLARIZATION;

SENSING CAPACITORS;

FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0037986483     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1566089     Document Type: Article

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