Investigation of domain structure of SrBi2Ta2O 9 single crystals via polarized optical and piezoelectric force microscopy

Integrated Ferroelectrics

Volumn 62, Issue , 2004, Pages 215-220

  Amorín, Harvey ^a   Shvartsman, Vladimir V ^a   Trolliard, Gilles ^b   Manier, Michel ^b   Mercurio, Jean Pierre ^b   Kholkin, Andrei L ^a   Costa, M Elisabete V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Domain structure; Piezoelectric force microscopy; Polarized optical microscopy; SrBi2Ta2O9 single crystals

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DOMAIN STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SRBI2TA2O9;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 32444447224     PISSN: 10584587     EISSN: 16078489     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/10584580490458009     Document Type: Article

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