Investigation of electromechanical properties in ferroelectric thin films using Monte Carlo simulation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Cao, Hai Xia ^a,b   Lo, Ven Cheong ^a   Chung, Winnie W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE ORIENTATIONS; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL ENERGY DENSITY; PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIZATION;

FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 31644436277     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2162269     Document Type: Article

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