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Domains Beyond Grain Boundaries: Domains Beyond the Grain Boundary (Adv. Funct. Mater. 10/2011)
Author(s) -
Ivry Yachin,
Chu Daping,
Scott James F.,
Durkan Colm
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201190032
Subject(s) - materials science , piezoresponse force microscopy , grain boundary , crystallite , ferroelectricity , domain (mathematical analysis) , thin film , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , composite material , optoelectronics , microstructure , metallurgy , physics , dielectric , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Thin films of inorganic materials are used in diverse applications, typically in polycrystalline form due to their relatively simple production. On page 1827 , Yachin Ivry, Colm Durkan, and co‐workers discuss the use of enhanced piezoresponse force microscopy to investigate the domain distribution within neighboring grains in thin polycrystalline films of a ferroelectric‐ferroelastic system. The domains are organized into areas with a correlated alignment of ferroelastic and ferroelectric domains that span multiple grain boundaries.