Phase stability of heteroepitaxial polydomain BaTiO3 thin films

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1384-1389

  Meier, A L ^a   Desai, A Y ^a,b   Wang, L ^c   Marks, T J ^c   Wessels, B W ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURIE TEMPERATURE; EPITAXIAL FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; PHASE STABILITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRONIC POLARIZATION; PARAELECTRIC-FERROELECTRIC TRANSITION;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34250319416     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0178     Document Type: Article

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