Polarization switching in epitaxial films of BaTiO3: A molecular dynamics study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Paul, Jaita ^a   Nishimatsu, Takeshi ^b   Kawazoe, Yoshiyuki ^b   Waghmare, Umesh V ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

COERCIVE FIELDS; EPITAXIAL CONSTRAINTS; EPITAXIAL FERROELECTRIC FILMS; EPITAXIAL STRAINS; FERROELECTRIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES; HIGH FREQUENCIES; IDEAL ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; TEMPERATURE INCREASES;

EPITAXIAL FILMS;

EID: 57849166261     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3040326     Document Type: Article

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