Stress induced effects on piezoelectric polycrystalline potassium sodium niobate thin films

This work reports a systematical study highlighting the impact of substrate induced stress as a key parameter for the electrical performance and phase transition temperatures of (K,Na)NbO3 polycrystalline thin films.

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