Field induced evolution of nanoscale structures in relaxor PLZT ceramics

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 316, Issue , 2005, Pages 23-29

  Shur, V Ya ^a   Rumyantsev, E L ^a   Lomakin, G G ^a   Yakutova, O V ^a   Pelegov, D V ^a   Sternberg, A ^b   Kosec, M ^c  

^a URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Heterophase structure; Hysteresis loop; Nanodomains; Polarization reversal; Switching current

Indexed keywords

HOT PRESSING; HYSTERESIS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; STRUCTURAL CERAMICS;

HETEROPHASE STRUCTURE; NANODOMAINS; NONPOLAR INCLUSIONS; POLARIZATION REVERSAL; SWITCHING CURRENT;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 33751282226     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190590963093     Document Type: Article

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