Thin Films: Understanding Strain‐Induced Phase Transformations in BiFeO3 Thin Films (Adv. Sci. 8/2015). Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dixit, Hemant; Beekman, Christianne; Schlepütz, Christian M.; Siemons, Wolter; Yang, Yongsoo; Senabulya, Nancy; Clarke, Roy; Chi, Miaofang; Christen, Hans M.; Cooper, Valentino R.
• Is Part Of: Advanced science. Volume 2:Issue 8(2015:Aug.)
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• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Science -- Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.1002/advs.201570029
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2198-3844

Abstract

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