Polarization-control of the potential barrier at the electrode interfaces in epitaxial ferroelectric thin films

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2929-2939

  Pintilie, Ioana ^a   Teodorescu, Cristian Mihail ^a   Ghica, Corneliu ^a   Chirila, Cristina ^a   Boni, Andra Georgia ^a   Hrib, Luminita ^a   Pasuk, Iuliana ^a   Negrea, Raluca ^a   Apostol, Nicoleta ^a   Pintilie, Lucian ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

capacitance; electrode interface; ferroelectric; hysteresis; leakage current; potential barrier

Indexed keywords

DEPOLARIZATION FIELDS; ELECTRODE INTERFACE; EPITAXIAL FERROELECTRIC; FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS; NON-VOLATILE MEMORY; POLARIZATION CHARGES; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; POTENTIAL BARRIERS;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EPITAXIAL FILMS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS; FREONS; HYSTERESIS; LEAD; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84896840517     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am405508k     Document Type: Article

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