journal article·2026-01

Tailoring crystallization kinetics of HZO-based ferroelectric thin films for low-temperature process

Shijie Jia, Jin Huang, Zhipeng Wang, Fang Zhao, Jie Jiang, Xuanling Liu, Junhui Wang, Jiangheng Yang, Fei Yan, Jiajia Liao, Yichun Zhou

Acta Materialia· Volume 302
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