Multiferroic epitaxial Pb(Fe 1/2Nb 1/2)O 3 thin films: A relaxor ferroelectric/weak ferromagnet with a variable structure

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Yan, Li ^a   Li, Jiefang ^a   Suchicital, Carlos ^a   Viehland, D ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL MISMATCH; FERROMAGNETIC MOMENTS; FERROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SUBSTRATE ORIENTATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERROELECTRICITY; FERROMAGNETISM; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PERMITTIVITY; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33749266158     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2357926     Document Type: Article

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