Domain bundle boundaries in single crystal BaTiO3 lamellae: Searching for naturally forming dipole flux-closure/quadrupole chains

Nano Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4200-4205

  McGilly, L J ^a   Schilling, A ^a   Gregg, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric domains; flux closure; piezoresponse force microscopy; quadrupole; vortices

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE CONFIGURATIONS; FERROELECTRIC DOMAINS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY; QUADRUPOLES; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRIPE DOMAIN; TOPOLOGICAL INFORMATION; VORTICES;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; FERROELECTRICITY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TOPOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DOMAIN WALLS;

EID: 77958038832     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl102566y     Document Type: Article

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