Stable self-polarization in lead-free Bi(Fe0.93Mn0.05Ti0.02)O3 thick films

Mengjia Fan; Xinyu Bu; Wenxuan Wang; Wei Sun; Xiujuan Lin; Shifeng Huang; Changhong Yang

doi:10.1142/S2010135X22410053

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