Diffuse phase transition in BaTi1-xSnxO3 ceramics: An intermediate state between ferroelectric and relaxor behavior

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Shvartsman, V V ^a   Kleemann, W ^a   Dec, J ^a,c   Xu, Z K ^b   Lu, S G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM TITANATE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; DIFFUSE PHASE TRANSITION; DOMAIN WALL; PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 33745683295     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2207828     Document Type: Article

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