Super switching and control of in-plane ferroelectric nanodomains in strained thin films
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Matzen, S., Nesterov, O., Rispens, G., Heuver, J. A., Biegalski, M., Christen, H. M., & Noheda, B. (2014). Super switching and control of in-plane ferroelectric nanodomains in strained thin films. Nature Communications, 5(1).

Authors 7
  1. S. Matzen (first)
  2. O. Nesterov (additional)
  3. G. Rispens (additional)
  4. J. A. Heuver (additional)
  5. M. Biegalski (additional)
  6. H. M. Christen (additional)
  7. B. Noheda (additional)
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