Micro-Area Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Conductive Properties of Single BiFeO3 Nanowire by Scanning Probe Microscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Crystal Structure
3.2. Ferroelectric Properties
3.3. Piezoelectric Property
3.4. Electrical Conductivity
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Wu, S.; Zhang, J.; Liu, X.; Lv, S.; Gao, R.; Cai, W.; Wang, F.; Fu, C. Micro-Area Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Conductive Properties of Single BiFeO3 Nanowire by Scanning Probe Microscopy. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020190
Wu S, Zhang J, Liu X, Lv S, Gao R, Cai W, Wang F, Fu C. Micro-Area Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Conductive Properties of Single BiFeO3 Nanowire by Scanning Probe Microscopy. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(2):190. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020190
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Shenglan, Jing Zhang, Xiaoyan Liu, Siyi Lv, Rongli Gao, Wei Cai, Fengqi Wang, and Chunlin Fu. 2019. "Micro-Area Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Conductive Properties of Single BiFeO3 Nanowire by Scanning Probe Microscopy" Nanomaterials 9, no. 2: 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020190