Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, Volume. 47, Issue 2, 303(2025)

Electrical Properties of Flexible 7 nm BaTiO3 Ferroelectric Tunneling Junctions

WANG Qi1, FANG Zengyuan2, WEI Chunshu2, and LIU Xingpeng2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Linfen Institute of Vocational Technology, Linfen 041000, China
  • 2Guilin University of Electronic Science and Technology, School of Information and Communication, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Conformational Relationships of Electronic Information Materials, Guilin 541010, China
  • 3Guangzhou Tianji Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511453, China
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    WANG Qi, FANG Zengyuan, WEI Chunshu, LIU Xingpeng. Electrical Properties of Flexible 7 nm BaTiO3 Ferroelectric Tunneling Junctions[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2025, 47(2): 303

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    Received: Dec. 18, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2025

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    DOI:10.11977/j.issn.1004-2474.2025.02.018

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