Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis and Characterization

InTAvE, 2015. – 251 p. – ISBN: 9535121472 9789535121473This book offers the results of several researches covering fabrication, properties, theoretical topics, and phenomena at the nanoscale.
Ferroelectric materials receive great attention from the scientific international community because of the interesting phenomena they exhibit and their multiple applications such as transducers, capacitors, pyroelectric sensors, sonars, random access memories, etc. The demand for ferroelectric materials for technological applications enforced the in-depth research, in addition to the improvement of processing and characterization techniques.
Contents
Raman Spectra of Soft Modes in Ferroelectric Crystals
Origin of Piezoelectricity in Piezoelectric Ceramics from the Viewpoints of Elastic Constants Measured by Acoustic Wave Velocities
Perovskite-Based Mesostructures and Related Composites — Influence Exerted by Morphology and Interface
Polarization and Thermally Stimulated Processes in Lead-Free Ferroelectric Ceramics
Role of Ca off-Centering in Tuning Ferroelectric Phase Transitions in Ba(Zr,Ti)O3System
Dynamic Amplification of Optical Signals by Photorefractive Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
New Properties and Applications of Polyvinylidene-Based Ferroelectric Polymer
RE2O3 Nanoparticles Embedded in SiO2 Glass Matrix — A Colossal Dielectric and Magnetodielectric Response
Biasing Effects in Ferroic Materials