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Processing, Structure, Properties, and Applications of PZT Thin Films

N. Izyumskaya Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284-3068, USA
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Y.-I. Alivov Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284-3068, USA
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S.-J. Cho Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284-3068, USA
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H. Morkoç Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284-3068, USA
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H. Lee Department of Physics and Applied Physics, Kyung Hee University, Kyung-Ki-Do, 5 Yong-In, 449-701, S. Korea
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Y.-S. Kang Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), 14 Nong-Seo Ri, Youn-In City, Gyung-Gee Do, Republic of Korea
Pages 111-202 | Published online: 04 Dec 2007

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