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ferroelectric Definition

☆ ferro·elec·tric (-ē lek′trik)

adjective

of or relating to a crystalline dielectric substance, as Rochelle salt, that is capable of retaining the electric polarization of an applied electric field: used in making transducers, capacitors, etc.

noun

a ferroelectric substance

ferroelectric Related Forms

fer′ro·e′lec·tric′·ity noun

ferroelectric Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • capacitor: The charge on the capacitor must be the same as the charge over the ferroelectric capacitor, as they are in series.
  • crystal: Ferroelectric liquid crystals enable flat panel technology for large screens to be developed.
  • memory: It is capable of polarization loop analysis, and has applications in thin-film, ferroelectric memories along with bulk sensor and actuator characterisation.
  • material: Figure 1 shows the general principle of how a ferroelectric material can be included into a transmission line.
  • phase: Snapshots from Monte Carlo simulations of ( from left to right ) isotropic, nematic, and achiral ferroelectric smectic phases are shown below.
  • film: The world wide research activity in ferroelectric thin films has historically been focused on those films having application within the semiconductor memory markets.

Noun used with modifier

relaxor: Theory of Condensed Matter Origin of large electromechanical coupling in relaxor ferroelectrics Prof. Ron E. Cohen, Carnegie Institution of Washington.