Hierarchical-vortex polarization domain pattern in nano polycrystalline ferroelectric

Zhiyong Huang; Qinan Li; Yin Liang; Xiaoqiao He; Jiagang Wu; Haidong Fan; Xiaobao Tian

doi:10.1142/S2010135X22500096

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