Domain-wall engineering and topological defects in ferroelectric and ferroelastic materials
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Nataf, G. F., Guennou, M., Gregg, J. M., Meier, D., Hlinka, J., Salje, E. K. H., & Kreisel, J. (2020). Domain-wall engineering and topological defects in ferroelectric and ferroelastic materials. Nature Reviews Physics, 2(11), 634–648.

Authors 7
  1. G. F. Nataf (first)
  2. M. Guennou (additional)
  3. J. M. Gregg (additional)
  4. D. Meier (additional)
  5. J. Hlinka (additional)
  6. E. K. H. Salje (additional)
  7. J. Kreisel (additional)
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@article{Nataf_2020, title={Domain-wall engineering and topological defects in ferroelectric and ferroelastic materials}, volume={2}, ISSN={2522-5820}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42254-020-0235-z}, DOI={10.1038/s42254-020-0235-z}, number={11}, journal={Nature Reviews Physics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Nataf, G. F. and Guennou, M. and Gregg, J. M. and Meier, D. and Hlinka, J. and Salje, E. K. H. and Kreisel, J.}, year={2020}, month=sep, pages={634–648} }