Self-similar nested flux closure structures in a tetragonal ferroelectric

Nano Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2553-2557

  Chang, L W ^a   Nagarajan, V ^b   Scott, J F ^c   Gregg, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

domains; Ferroelectrics; flux closure; microstructure; topology

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE STRUCTURES; DEPOLARIZING FIELDS; ELECTRICAL DIPOLES; FLUX-CLOSURE; GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POLARIZATION PATTERNS; SOLID-STATE MATERIALS;

FERROELECTRICITY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MICROSTRUCTURE; TOPOLOGY;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84879112567     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl400629m     Document Type: Article

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