Unusual vortex structure in ultrathin Pb (Zr0.5 Ti0.5) O3 films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Wu, Zhongqing ^a   Huang, Ningdong ^a   Liu, Zhirong ^a   Wu, Jian ^a   Duan, Wenhui ^a   Gu, Bing Lin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRICITY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLARIZATION;

LOCAL EXTERNAL FIELDS; NANODOMAINS; VORTEX LOOP STRUCTURES; VORTEX STRIPES;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 33846297687     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2404534     Document Type: Article

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