Polar Phonon Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi-Doped Strontium Titanate Thin Films
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tkach, A.; Okhay, O.; Nuzhnyy, D.; Petzelt, J.; Vilarinho, P.M. Polar Phonon Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi-Doped Strontium Titanate Thin Films. Materials 2021, 14, 6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216414
Tkach A, Okhay O, Nuzhnyy D, Petzelt J, Vilarinho PM. Polar Phonon Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi-Doped Strontium Titanate Thin Films. Materials. 2021; 14(21):6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216414
Chicago/Turabian StyleTkach, Alexander, Olena Okhay, Dmitry Nuzhnyy, Jan Petzelt, and Paula M. Vilarinho. 2021. "Polar Phonon Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi-Doped Strontium Titanate Thin Films" Materials 14, no. 21: 6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216414
APA StyleTkach, A., Okhay, O., Nuzhnyy, D., Petzelt, J., & Vilarinho, P. M. (2021). Polar Phonon Behaviour in Polycrystalline Bi-Doped Strontium Titanate Thin Films. Materials, 14(21), 6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216414