Finite element modeling of piezoresponse in nanostructured ferroelectric films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2626-2628

  Li, J H ^a   Chen, L ^a   Nagarajan, V ^a   Ramesh, R ^a   Roytburd, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL HETEROSTRUCTURES; NANOSTRUCTURED FERROELECTRIC FILMS; PIEZORESPONSE;

CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 2342540977     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1695641     Document Type: Article

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