High quality crystal growth and characterization of ferroelectric Ba0.77Ca0.23TiO3 single crystal

Lei Liu; Fangyi Yin; Guiyuan Zhao; Limei Zheng; Xiuwei Fu; Zhitai Jia; Xutang Tao

doi:10.1142/S2010135X23500054

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