Fast polarization switching and influence of platinum electrodes in ultrathin langmuir films of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 370, Issue 1 PART 4, 2008, Pages 74-84

  Vizdrik, G ^a,b   Rije, E ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b SHUBNIKOV INSTITUTE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric; Langmuir film; Negative capacitance; Platinum; Polarization switching; Polymer; PVDF TrFE

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; ALUMINUM OXIDES; COERCIVE VOLTAGES; COPOLYMER FILMS; FERROELECTRIC PHASE TRANSITION; HYDROGEN ATTACKS; LANGMUIR FILM; LANGMUIR FILMS; MOLECULAR CHAINS; NEGATIVE CAPACITANCE; PARAELECTRICS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-TRIFLUOROETHYLENE); RE-ARRANGEMENT; ULTRA-THIN;

ALUMINUM; CAPACITANCE; CHEMICAL ATTACK; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLATINUM; POLARIZATION; SWITCHING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRATHIN FILMS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 75449094634     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190802384393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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