@article{33610, keywords = {films, substrates, bismuth compounds, Thermodynamic properties, Epitaxial films, Strain, Film orientations, Spontaneous emission, Spontaneous polarization}, author = {J.X Zhang and Y.L Li and Y Wang and Z.K Liu and L.Q Chen and Y.H Chu and F Zavaliche and Ramamoorthy Ramesh}, title = {Effect of substrate-induced strains on the spontaneous polarization of epitaxial BiFeO3 thin films}, abstract = {A single-domain thermodynamic theory is employed to predict the spontaneous polarizations of (001) c, (101) c, and (111) c oriented epitaxial BiFeO3 thin films grown on dissimilar substrates. The effects of various substrate-induced strains on the spontaneous polarization were studied. The dependences of the spontaneous polarization on film orientations and the types of substrate-induced strains were analyzed. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.}, year = {2007}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, volume = {101}, number = {11}, issn = {00218979}, doi = {10.1063/1.2743733}, note = {cited By 97}, language = {eng}, }