Observation of photoassisted polarization switching in BiFeO3 thin films probed by terahertz radiation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Takahashi, Kouhei ^a   Tonouchi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LASER PULSES; POLARIZATION; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES; PHOTOASSISTED POLARIZATION SWITCHING; PHOTOEXCITATION; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33846947534     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2437076     Document Type: Article

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