Composition and temperature-induced structural evolution in La, Sm, and Dy substituted BiFeO3 epitaxial thin films at morphotropic phase boundaries
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substituted BiFeO3 epitaxial thin films at morphotropic phase boundaries Daisuke Kan, Ching-Jung Cheng, Valanoor Nagarajan, and Ichiro Takeuchi Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasyo Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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