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Tuning Relaxor-Antiferroelectric Order in (1 – x )PbMg 1/3 Nb 2/3 O 3 -( x )PbZrO 3 Thin Films
- Award ID(s):
- 2329111
- PAR ID:
- 10632481
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACS Publishing
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Nano
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 32
- ISSN:
- 1936-0851
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 29392 to 29404
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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