Local Piezoelectric Hysteresis Loops for the Study of Electrical Properties of 0.7Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_{2/ 3})O₃-0.3PbTiO₃ Thin Films: Bottom Electrode Dependence and Film Thickness Effect

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