Unexpected dielectric response in lead zirconate titanate ceramics: The role of ferroelectric domain wall pinning effects

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Garcia, J E ^a   Gomis, V ^a   Perez, R ^a   Albareda, A ^a   Eiras, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DOMAIN WALLS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PERMITTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; PINNING EFFECT; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 34547407873     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2759983     Document Type: Article

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