Author(s)

Lian Cui, Xu Xu, JiXin Che, Zelong He, Huijie Xue, Tianquan Lv

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Using the generalized Ginzburg-Landau-Devonshire theory, the characteristics of phase transformation of a ferroelectric thin film with surface layers are investigated. We study the effect of the surface layer on the properties (coercive field, critical thickness) of a ferroelectric thin film. Our theoretical results show that the surface layer is likely to answer for the emergence of phase transformation.

Ferroelectric Thin Film, Surface Layer, Phase Transformation

L. Cui, X. Xu, J. Che, Z. He, H. Xue and T. Lv, "Properties of Phase Transformation of Ferroelectric Thin Films with Surface Layers," Journal of Modern Physics, Vol. 2 No. 9, 2011, pp. 1037-1040. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2011.29125.