Ferroelectric materials possess unique properties such as pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity useful for a wide range of technological applications, from non-volatile memories to sensors and actuators. Maintaining the continual rate of miniaturization of such devices presents many challenges, and requires a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of ferroelectrics at nanoscopic scales revealing a fascinating new physics.
Applications ferroelectricity.
Ferroelectric thin films play an increasingly important role in several aspects of modern technology. In particular, their outstanding properties have been exploited in diverse applications. See some interesting recent developments below.
