Hysteretic electrical transport in BaTiO3/Ba1-xSrxTiO3/Ge heterostructures

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Ngai, J H ^a   Kumah, D P ^a   Ahn, C H ^a   Walker, F J ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GERMANIUM; HYSTERESIS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EPITAXIALLY GROWN; FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING; RECTIFYING BEHAVIORS; THERMAL EXPANSION MISMATCH;

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84923114152     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4864648     Document Type: Article

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