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Title: Unconventional Polarization-Switching Mechanism in (Hf, Zr)O2 Ferroelectrics and Its Implications
Award ID(s):
2044049
PAR ID:
10636582
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Physical Review Letters
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Volume:
131
Issue:
22
ISSN:
0031-9007
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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