Nanodomains in morphotropic lead zirconate titanate ceramics: On the origin of the strong piezoelectric effect

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Theissmann, Ralf ^a,d   Schmitt, Ljubomira A ^a   Kling, Jens ^a   Schierholz, Roland ^a   Schönau, Kristin A ^a   Fuess, Hartmut ^a   Knapp, Michael ^b   Kungl, Hans ^c   Hoffmann, Michael J ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ALBA SYNCHROTRON LIGHT SOURCE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MICRODOMAIN STRUCTURES; MORPHOTROPIC PHASE BOUNDARY; NANODOMAINS;

PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 34547594329     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2753569     Document Type: Article

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