Ferroelectricity in ultrathin asymmetric ferroelectric tunnel junctions: Vanishing critical thickness

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Zheng, Yue ^a,b   Chen, W J ^a   Woo, C H ^b   Wang, Biao ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC ELECTRODES; ASYMMETRIC INTERFACE; CRITICAL THICKNESS; FERROELECTRIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; POLARIZATION STATE; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; ULTRA-THIN;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FERROELECTRICITY; FIBER LASERS; POLARIZATION;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 79951806514     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/9/095401     Document Type: Article

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