Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 675(2025)

Characterizations by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy on Relaxor Properties of Pb(Mg,Nb)O3-PbTiO3 Ultra-thin Films

Chenyu DONG1, Weijie ZHENG1, Yifan MA2, Chunyan ZHENG1, and Zheng WEN1,2、*
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  • 11. College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
  • 22. College of Electronics and Information, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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    Chenyu DONG, Weijie ZHENG, Yifan MA, Chunyan ZHENG, Zheng WEN. Characterizations by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy on Relaxor Properties of Pb(Mg,Nb)O3-PbTiO3 Ultra-thin Films [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(6): 675

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    Received: Nov. 9, 2024

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    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2025

    The Author Email: Zheng WEN (zwen@qdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240471

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