Anisotropic mechanism on distinct transition modes of tip-activated multipolorizaion switching in epitaxial BiFeO3 films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Shi, Y P ^a   Soh, A K ^a   Weng, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN WALL WIDTH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FERROELASTIC DOMAINS; INHOMOGENEITIES; MAGNETOELECTRIC COUPLINGS; MULTI-POLARIZATION; PHASE FIELDS; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; SWITCHING MODES; SWITCHING PROCESS; TRANSITION MODES; TWO-STEP PROCEDURE;

ANISOTROPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

SWITCHING;

EID: 79551673380     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3532001     Document Type: Article

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