Matrix-assisted pulsed laser deposition of croconic acid, a diprotic organic ferroelectric

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 635-641

  O'Malley, S M ^a   Yi, Sun Yong ^a   Jimenez, Richard ^a   Corgan, Jeffrey ^a   Borchert, James ^a   Kuchmek, John ^a   Papantonakis, M R ^b   McGill, R A ^b   Bubb, D M ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCONATE; DEPOSITED FILMS; LARGE PARTS; MATERIALS PROCESSING; MEMORY ELEMENT; PIEZOFORCE MICROSCOPY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HARMONIC GENERATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ORGANIC LASERS;

EID: 83555166295     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-011-6626-3     Document Type: Article

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