The Physics of Ferroelectric Memories

JUL 01, 1998

The ability of ferroelectric materials to switch robustly from one polarization state to another forms the basis of a new thin film technology for storing data.

DOI: 10.1063/1.882324

Orlando Auciello

James F. Scott

Ramamoorthy Ramesh

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More about the Authors

Orlando Auciello. National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

James F. Scott. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Ramamoorthy Ramesh. University of Maryland, College Park.