Investigation on switching kinetics in epitaxial Pb (Zr0.2 Ti0.8) O3 ferroelectric thin films: Role of the 90° domain walls

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 26, 2007, Pages

  Li, Wei ^a   Alexe, Marin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN WALLS; EPITAXIAL FILMS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NUCLEATION;

FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING; KOLMOGOROV AVRAMI ISHIBASHI THEORY; SWITCHING KINETICS;

FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 37549040902     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2825414     Document Type: Article

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