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Title: Effect of annealing atmosphere p O 2 on leakage current in 80(Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 )TiO 3 -20(Bi 0.5 K 0.5 )TiO 3 piezoelectric thin films
NSF-PAR ID:
10033231
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Institute of Physics
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Volume:
110
Issue:
16
ISSN:
0003-6951
Page Range / eLocation ID:
162904
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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