Ferroelectricity of weak-polar organic molecules in alternate Langmuir-Blodgett multilayer films

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2176-2179

  Li, Shuhong ^a   Ma, Shihong ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Sun, Jinglan ^b   Wang, Genshui ^b   Meng, Xiangjian ^b   Chu, Junhao ^b   Wang, Wencheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Alternate LB films; Ferroelectricity; Hysteresis loop

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744945207     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02wb0210     Document Type: Article

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