Investigation of nanodomain pattern and piezoelectric behavior of mixed phases in epitaxial BiFeO3 films

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3063-3071

  Kuo, H Y ^a   Shu, Y C ^b   Chen, H Z ^b   Hsueh, C J ^b   Wang, C H ^a   Chu, Y H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bismuth ferrite; Domain pattern; Epitaxial film; Piezoelectricity

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH FERRITES; DEPOLARIZATION ENERGY; DIELECTRIC STIFFNESS; DOMAIN ORIENTATION; DOMAIN PATTERN; EPITAXIAL CONSTRAINTS; MIXED PHASE; MIXED PHASIS; PIEZOELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; PIEZOELECTRIC RESPONSE;

BISMUTH; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERRITE; FERRITES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EPITAXIAL FILMS;

EID: 80053441770     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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