Restricted domain growth and polarization reversal kinetics in ferroelectric polymer thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Gysel, Roman ^a   Stolichnov, Igor ^a   Tagantsev, Alexander K ^a   Setter, Nava ^a   Mokrý, Pavel ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; FERROELECTRICITY; POLYMER FILMS; THIN FILMS;

DOMAIN GROWTH; FERROELECTRIC POLYMER THIN FILMS; PIEZOFORCE MICROSCOPY;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 43149113209     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2907990     Document Type: Article

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