Flexoelectric rotation of polarization in ferroelectric thin films
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Catalan, G., Lubk, A., Vlooswijk, A. H. G., Snoeck, E., Magen, C., Janssens, A., Rispens, G., Rijnders, G., Blank, D. H. A., & Noheda, B. (2011). Flexoelectric rotation of polarization in ferroelectric thin films. Nature Materials, 10(12), 963–967.

Authors 10
  1. G. Catalan (first)
  2. A. Lubk (additional)
  3. A. H. G. Vlooswijk (additional)
  4. E. Snoeck (additional)
  5. C. Magen (additional)
  6. A. Janssens (additional)
  7. G. Rispens (additional)
  8. G. Rijnders (additional)
  9. D. H. A. Blank (additional)
  10. B. Noheda (additional)
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