Investigation of ferroelectricity in ultrathin PbTiO3 films

Integrated Ferroelectrics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2004, Pages 143-148

  Lichtensteiger, C ^a   Triscone, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ferroelectricity; Oxide epitaxial growth; Ultrathin perovskite films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERROELECTRICITY; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; PEROVSKITE;

OXIDE EPITAXIAL GROWTH; TOPOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS; ULTRATHIN PEROVSKITE FILMS; X RAY MEASUREMENTS;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 18044365746     PISSN: 10584587     EISSN: 16078489     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/10584580490459062     Document Type: Article

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