Photoactivation of sol-gel precursors for the low-temperature preparation of PbTiO3 ferroelectric thin films

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 396-403

  Martín Arbella, Nekane ^a   Bretos, Íñigo ^a   Jiménez, Ricardo ^a   Calzada, Maria L ^a   Sirera, Rafael ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FIELD; FERROELECTRIC HYSTERESIS LOOP; FERROELECTRIC RESPONSE; LOW TEMPERATURES; N-METHYLDIETHANOLAMINE; PEROVSKITE PHASE; PHOTO-INITIATOR; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOINITIATORS; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; REMNANT POLARIZATIONS; SOL-GEL METHODS; SOL-GEL PRECURSORS; SOLUTION DEPOSITION; ULTRA-VIOLET;

DEPOSITION; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; GELS; HYSTERESIS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; PEROVSKITE; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 79751482528     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04095.x     Document Type: Article

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