Fabrication of continuous ultrathin ferroelectric films by chemical solution deposition methods

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2787-2795

  Ricote, J ^a   Holgado, S ^b   Huang, Z ^c   Ramos, P ^d   Fernandez R ^a   Calzada, M L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICALS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; FILM PREPARATION; LEAD; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE FILMS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITION METHODS; CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITIONS; CONTINUOUS; CONTINUOUS FILMS; DILUTED SOLUTIONS; LEAD TITANATES; MICROSTRUCTURAL INSTABILITIES; NANODEVICES; NANOELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTIVITIES; PIEZOELECTRIC BEHAVIORS; PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPIES; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS; ULTRATHIN FERROELECTRIC FILMS;

FERROELECTRIC FILMS;

EID: 54449088913     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0345     Document Type: Article

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