Dynamic response of polydomain ferroelectric barium titanate epitaxial thin films and its field dependence

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Zhifu ^a   Meier, A L ^a   Wessels, B W ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

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EID: 54749100452     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2978216     Document Type: Article

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