The ability to produce atomically precise, artificial oxide heterostructures allows for the possibility of producing exotic phases and enhanced susceptibilities not found in parent materials. Typical ferroelectric materials either exhibit large saturation polarization away from a phase boundary or large dielectric susceptibility near a phase boundary. Both large ferroelectric polarization and dielectric permittivity are attained wherein fully epitaxial (PbZr0.8Ti0.2O3)
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- Award ID(s):
- 2155135
- PAR ID:
- 10547911
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Faraday Discussions
- Volume:
- 251
- ISSN:
- 1359-6640
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 140 to 159
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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