Polarization Dynamics and Non-Equilibrium Switching Processes in Ferroelectrics

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1867-1873

  Vopsaroiu, Marian ^a   Weaver, Paul M ^a   Cain, Markys G ^a   Reece, Mike J ^b   Chong, Kok Boon ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85008550476     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2011.2025     Document Type: Article

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