Ferroelectrics

Combining both fundamental principles and real-life applications in a single volume, this book discusses the latest research results in ferroelectrics, including many new ferroelectric materials for the latest technologies, such as capacitors, transducers and memories.

The first two chapters introduce dielectrics and microscopic materials properties, while the following chapter discusses pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity. The larger part of the text is devoted to ferroelectricity and ferroelectric ceramics, with not only their fundamentals but also applications discussed. The book concludes with a look at the future for laser printed materials and applications.

With over 600 references to recent publications on piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials, this is an invaluable reference for physicists, materials scientists and engineers.

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Energy Bands in Crystals
Conductor, Insulator and Semiconductor
Fermi-Dirac Distribution Function
Dielectrics
 
MICROSCOPIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Phonon
Phase Transition
 
PYROELECTRICITY AND PIEZOELECTRICITY
Pyroelectricity
Piezoelectricity
Application of Piezoelectric Materials
 
FERROELECTRICITY
Ferroelectrics
Classification of Ferroelectric Materials
 
FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS: DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS
Capacitors
Explosive-to-Electrical Transducers
Composites
Thin Films
Alternative Memories Based on Ferroelectric Materials
Nanoscale Ferroelectrics
Electro-optic Devices
Photoelastic Devices
Photorefractive Devices

• By (author) Ashim Kumar Bain
• By (author) Prem Chand