Ferroelectric switching in Langmuir-Blodgett and spin-coated thin films of poly(vinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene) copolymers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Mai, Manfang ^a   Martin, Bjoern ^a   Kliem, Herbert ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AL ELECTRODE; COERCIVE FIELD; COPOLYMER THIN FILMS; DEPOLARIZATION FIELDS; FATIGUE ENDURANCES; FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; RETENTION PROPERTIES; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SPIN-COATED THIN FILMS; SURFACE OXIDATION LAYERS; SWITCHING TIME; SWITCHING TRANSIENT; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

COPOLYMERS; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; FILM PREPARATION; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLARIZATION; SWITCHING; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 80053468347     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3636397     Document Type: Article

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