Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 227(2024)

New-Generation Ferroelectric AlScN Materials

Yalong Zhang1... Qiuxiang Zhu1,*, Bobo Tian1,**, and Chungang Duan12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Center of Brain-Inspired Intelligent Materials and Devices, Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006 Shanxi, People’s Republic of China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 14, 2024

    Accepted: May. 6, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhu Qiuxiang (qxzhu@clpm.ecnu.edu.cn), Tian Bobo (bbtian@ee.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01441-1

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