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Molecular Dynamics
The aim in this Chapter is to show how molecular dynamics can be used to study conductive heat transfer in matter in terms of an atomic description...
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Solution of the Boltzmann Equationfor Phonon Transport
We discuss two popular methods for solving the radiative transfer equation in the field of thermal radiation, which can be used to calculate...
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Scanning Thermal Microscopy
Fundamental research and continued miniaturisation of systems (materials or components) have instigated and still require today the development of...
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Hybrid Techniquesand Multipurpose Microscopes
In this Chapter we discuss microscopes able to achieve submicron resolution using thermoelastic effects. Section 1 reviews the physical effects that...
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Optical Techniques for Local Measurement
Optical measurement techniques are well suited to many heat transfer problems, insofar as they are non-contact and generally non-invasive. Far-field...
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Introduction to Radiative Transfer
The aim of this Chapter is to introduce concepts and methods for modelling radiative transfer on short length scales. Electromagnetic radiation...
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Growth and Magnetotransport Properties of Thin Co2MnGe Layered Structures
Co2MnGe and other related Heusler alloys are investigated in the context of magnetotransport properties in multilayer (ML) structures. The most...
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Chemical Solution Depositionof Layer-Structured Ferroelectric Thin Films
Ferroelectric rare-earth-doped Bi4Ti3O12 thin films have been successfully prepared on Si-based substrates by using metallo-organic precursor...
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Relaxor Superlattices: Artificial Control of the Ordered–Disordered State of B-Site Ions in Perovskites
We have developed a new superlattice technique to artificially control the B-site ordering state. The technique has been applied to Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3,...
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Pb-Based Ferroelectric Thin Films Prepared by MOCVD
This Chapter focuses on the preparation and ferroelectric properties of Pb-based thin films and nanostructures. First, the growth behavior of...
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The Sputtering Technique
In this chapter, the formation of ferroelectric films using the sputtering technique is described. A main topic is a mass production system...
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Novel Si-Substituted Ferroelectric Films
In this chapter, properties of novel Si-substituted ferroelectric films are presented. The films are a solid solution between Bi...
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Overview
A review on ferroelectric thin films used for nonvolatile random access memories is given. Particular attention is paid to fundamental...
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Capacitor-on-Metal/Via-Stacked-Plug (CMVP) Memory Cell Technologies and Application to a Nonvolatile SRAM
A capacitor-on-metal/via-stacked-plug (CMVP) memory cell was developed for the 0.25 micr meter CMOS logic embedded FeRAM. Using a 445 C MOCVD...
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The Application of FeRAM to Future Information Technology World
The future information technology world needs a simple identification and secure information storage medium. The advanced smart card is a...
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High-Density Integration
Ferroelectric random access memory (FeRAM) has been pursued as a promising new memory due to its ideal memory properties, such as fast random...
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Rhombohedral PZT Thin Films Prepared by Sputtering
PZT thin films with a rhombohedral perovskite structure were successfully grown on (111) PLT/Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si and (111) Ir/SiO2/Si substrates. The...
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Correlation Between Domain Structures and Dielectric Properties in Single Crystals of Ferroelectric Solid Solutions
In the present chapter, the growth of single crystals in relaxor–PbTiO3 (PT) solid solution system by the flux method and the solution Bridgman...
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A Chemical Approach Using Liquid Sources Tailored to Bi-Based Layer-Structured Perovskite Thin Films
The electrical properties of Bi-based layer-structured perovskite compounds strongly depend on their anisotropic crystal structure. Because of...
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General Theory of Superexchange in Molecules
After recalling the basic physical backgrounds, we examine the concept of magnetic orbital, which is very useful for treating the mechanism of...