Structural and Electric Properties of Epitaxial Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-Based Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Undoped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Films
3.1.1. Structural Characterization
3.1.2. Polarization and Leakage Current Characterization
3.2. Epitaxial Na0.38Bi0.38Sr0.18Ba0.06TiO3 Films on LaAlO3
3.2.1. Structural Characterization
3.2.2. Electric Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Magalhaes, B.; Engelhardt, S.; Molin, C.; Gebhardt, S.E.; Nielsch, K.; Hühne, R. Structural and Electric Properties of Epitaxial Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-Based Thin Films. Coatings 2021, 11, 651. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11060651
Magalhaes B, Engelhardt S, Molin C, Gebhardt SE, Nielsch K, Hühne R. Structural and Electric Properties of Epitaxial Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-Based Thin Films. Coatings. 2021; 11(6):651. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11060651
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagalhaes, Bruno, Stefan Engelhardt, Christian Molin, Sylvia E. Gebhardt, Kornelius Nielsch, and Ruben Hühne. 2021. "Structural and Electric Properties of Epitaxial Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-Based Thin Films" Coatings 11, no. 6: 651. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11060651