Lattice model for strained nanoscale ferroelectric capacitors: Investigation on fundamental size limits in ferroelectricity

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Xing Yuan ^a   Wang, Ying Long ^a   Yang, Rong Jia ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CRITICAL THICKNESS; DEPOLARIZATION FIELDS; DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; EPITAXIAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; LATERAL DIMENSION; LATTICE MODELS; LATTICE STRUCTURES; MEAN-FIELD; METAL ELECTRODES; NANO SCALE; PT ELECTRODE; SIZE EFFECTS; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; TYPE THEORY; UNIT CELLS;

BARIUM TITANATE; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; FERROELECTRICITY; PLATINUM; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS;

EID: 70349934316     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3243338     Document Type: Article

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