Observation of asymmetric ferroelectric switching in fatigued ferroelectric vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene copolymer films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Zhu, Guodong ^a   Zeng, Zhigang ^a   Zhang, Qun ^a   Yan, Xuejian ^a   Liu, Ran ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; ELECTRODES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; POLYMER FILMS; REMANENCE;

ASYMMETRIC ELECTRODE STRUCTURE; ASYMMETRIC FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING; FERROELECTRIC VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TRIFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER FILMS;

SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

EID: 43049148017     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2909602     Document Type: Article

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