TY - CHAP AU - Dipti Ranjan Sahu ED - Dipti Ranjan Sahu Y1 - 2021-09-08 PY - 2021 T1 - Introductory Chapter: Basics and Importance of Ferroelectric Materials for Applications N2 - Ferroelectricity is a well-known phenomenon commonly used in scientific and industrial communities. Ferroelectric materials are the building blocks of different devices and technological innovations. This book presents an overview of the basic phenomenon of ferroelectricity and different ferroelectrics and ferroelectric devices, including their theoretical study, synthesis, characterization, and application. Chapters cover such topics as the basics of ferroelectricity, perovskite ferroelectrics and relaxor ferroelectrics, piezoelectricity, and more. BT - Multifunctional Ferroelectric Materials SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99571 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.99571 SN - 978-1-83968-992-5 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -