Strain induced change from second order to first order ferroelectric phase transition

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 425, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-62

  Kliem, H ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

External field; Phase transitions; Thermal hysteresis; Weiss model

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TRANSITIONS; EXTERNAL FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC PHASE TRANSITION; FIRST ORDER; FIRST-ORDER PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIEZO-ELECTRIC EFFECTS; SECOND ORDERS; STRAIN-INDUCED CHANGE; THERMAL HYSTERESIS;

FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FERROELECTRICITY; HYSTERESIS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84855791470     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2011.634747     Document Type: Article

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