New ferroelectric aurivillius oxides: Incorporation of Sc3+ in stoichiometric compositions

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-131

  Sivakumar, Thathan ^a   Itoh, Mitsuru ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURIVILLIUS; BULK SAMPLES; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; NOVEL SERIES; PARAELECTRIC PHASE TRANSITION; REMANENT POLARIZATION; STOICHIOMETRIC COMPOSITIONS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; SCANDIUM;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 78751478307     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm102800x     Document Type: Article

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