Thickness independence of true phase transition temperatures in barium strontium titanate films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 555-562

  Lookman, A ^a   Bowman, R M ^a   Gregg, J M ^a   Kut, J ^b   Rios, S ^b   Dawber, M ^b   Ruediger, A ^b   Scott, J F ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COERCIVE FORCE; EVAPORATION; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THIN FILMS;

FILM THICKNESS; SYMMETRY TRANSITIONS; THICKNESS INDEPENDENCE; VIRGIN FILMS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 3142713771     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1759084     Document Type: Article

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