Structures and electrical properties of ferroelectric copolymer ultrathin films

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 987-992

  Kobayashi, Kei ^a   Masuda, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamada, Hirofumi ^a   Matsushige, Kazumi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Ferroelectric polymer; Piezoresponse force microscopy; Ultrathin film

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POLARIZATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPIN COATING; SWITCHING; ULTRATHIN FILMS; VACUUM;

FERROELECTRIC POLYMER; PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 1842843017     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.01.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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