Ferroelectric

Ferroelectric materials remember electric fields. Therefore, they have obvious applications in computer memory and smart cards. They also have other applications ranging from nonlinear laser communications to microwave applications. Ferroelectric materials derive their amazing properties from their structure, therefore by studying ferroelectric materials we can probe fundamental properties of materials.

Potentially useful links:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroelectric
• http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ecerg/projects/ferroelectric.html
• http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Ferroelectricity.html
• http://www.ieee-uffc.org/femain.asp