Super switching and control of in-plane ferroelectric nanodomains in strained thin films

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Matzen, S ^a   Nesterov, O ^a   Rispens, G ^a   Heuver, J A ^a   Biegalski, M ^b   Christen, H M ^b   Noheda, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; NANOFERROELECTRIC; NANOFILM; NANOMATERIAL; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; POLARIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84904479830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5415     Document Type: Article

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