Ferroelectric Materials

Ferroelectric materials are materials which have the property of polarization when subjected to an electrical field, a phenomenon known as ferroelectricity. These materials have numerous applications in electronics, including as capacitors in memory devices, transistors and actuators. Ferroelectric materials are also used in active and passive optical components, such as optical filters, waveguides and lenses, as well as in energy storage and conversion applications. These materials have a wide range of electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties, which makes them ideal for use in a variety of applications. The most common ferroelectric materials are barium titanate and lead zirconate titanate.