Flux growth and characterization of PZN-PT and PMN-PT single crystals

Handbook of Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 38-72

  Lim, L C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Microfine Materials Technologies Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

FLUX GROWTH; PMN-PT SINGLE CRYSTAL;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 84863137156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845694005.1.38     Document Type: Chapter

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