28: Ferroelectric Materials — Read

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Learning Objectives

On completion of this TLP you should:

Be aware of the atomic requirements for ferroelectricity.
Understand how this atomic structure leads to spontaneous polarisation, and how this polarisation can be switched.
Understand how this polarisation leads to the interesting electrical properties displayed by ferroelectrics.
Understand how these properties are made use of in today's technologies.

Before you start

This TLP should be fairly self-contained, but some knowledge of crystal structures is assumed. It may be helpful to read the teaching and learning package on Crystallography and Atomic Scale Structure Of Materials first.

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Before you start