Low temperature detection of phase transitions and relaxation processes in strontium titanate by means of cathodoluminescence

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 46, 2004, Pages 8377-8386

  Yang, B ^a,b   Townsend, P D ^a   Fromknecht, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; INCLUSIONS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBLIMATION;

SECOND-ORDER PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPECTRAL CHANGES; SURFACE LAYERS;

STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 9944241357     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/46/023     Document Type: Article

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