Modeling of charge switching in ferroelectric capacitors

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 786-793

  Sun, Shunming ^a   Kalkur, Thottam S ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS; PULSE-VOLTAGE SOURCE;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRODES; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FREE ENERGY; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RESISTORS; SWITCHING; THIN FILM DEVICES;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 3142693956     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2004.1320737     Document Type: Article

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