00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611235923 Buklod 20241028113943.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 241028s2011 ne o j | eng d 9789048128754 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00215705100 DMLR rda eng DMLUC QC 596.5 P37 2011eb Pardo, Lorena author. Multifunctional polycrystalline ferroelectric materials processing and properties [electronic resource] Lorena Pardo, Jesús Ricote. Dordrecht, Netherlands Springer Dordrecht 2011. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Springer series in materials science 140 IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. This book presents selected topics on processing and properties of ferroelectric materials that are currently the focus of attention in scientific and technical research. Ferro-piezoelectric ceramics are key materials in devices for many applications, such as automotive, healthcare and non-destructive testing. As they are polycrystalline, non-centrosymmetric materials, their piezoelectricity is induced by the so-called poling process. This is based on the principle of polarization reversal by the action of an electric field that characterizes the ferroelectric materials. This book was born with the aim of increasing the awareness of the multifunctionality of ferroelectric materials among different communities, such as researchers, electronic engineers, end-users and manufacturers, working on and with ferro-piezoelectric ceramic materials and devices which are based on them. The initiative to write this book comes from a well-established group of researchers at the Laboratories of Ferroelectric Materials, Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC). This group has been working in different areas concerning thin films and bulk ceramic materials since the mid-1980s. It is a partner of the Network of Excellence on Multifunctional and Integrated Piezoelectric Devices (MIND) of the EC, in which the European Institute of Piezoelectric Materials and Devices has its origin. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Ferroelectric crystals. Ferroelectric devices. Ricote, Jesús author. Available for UP System via Springer Link. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2875-4 FO UPD DMLR QC 596.5 P37 2011eb Electronic Resource