Interrelation of ferroelectricity, morphology, and thickness in sol-gel-derived PbZrxTi1-xO3 films

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-83

  Etin, Aleksey ^a   Shter, Gennady E ^a   Grader, Gideon S ^a   Reisner, George M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COERCIVE FORCE; FERROELECTRICITY; HYSTERESIS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOL-GELS;

HRSEM IMAGES; LEAD LOSS; PYROCHLORE (PY);

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33846147361     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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