Quasi-amorphous BaTiO3 thin films (see Figure) represent a polar ionic solid without spatial periodicity. Most probably, polarity of the quasi-amorphous BaTiO3 is associated with directional ordering of crystal motifs formed in the steep temperature gradient and stabilized by high in-plane mechanical stress. A remarkable characteristic of quasi-amorphous BaTiO3 is expression of strong pyro-and piezoelectric effects in a low dielectric constant material.
Title
Pyroelectricity in highly stressed quasi-amorphous thin films
Published in
Advanced Materials
Volume
15
Issue
21
Pages
1826-1828
Date
2003
ISSN
0935-9648
Note
Lubomirsky, I Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mat & Interfaces, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mat & Interfaces, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel Weizmann Inst Sci, Chem Res Support Unit, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Dept Mat Sci, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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2006-08-21