Ferroelectric Domain Walls Statics, Dynamics, and Functionalities Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy /

• Main Author: Guyonnet, Jill (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

Using the nanometric resolution of atomic force microscopy techniques, this work explores the rich fundamental physics and novel functionalities of domain walls in ferroelectric materials, the nanoscale interfaces separating regions of differently oriented spontaneous polarization. Due to the local...