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ferroelectric

ferroelectric

8.7
A material or device with an electric charge direction that can be reversed by an electric field
  • noun
  • /ˌfɛroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : material ferroelectrico
  • Many researchers are exploring ferroelectric devices due to their applications in sensors and actuators.
  • ferroelectric and piezoelectric oxides
  • ferroelectric and piezoelectric
  • DMP: Dielectric and ferroelectric

Examples

  • The ferroelectric-hybrid focal-plane array, as pictured in figure 3b, was developed in the 1980s.

    Academic text (2005)

  • DCMP: Magnetic-Ferroelectric Coupling in Multiferroics.

    Academic text (2006)

  • DMP: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides II. Venturini. Evening.

    Academic text (2006)

  • DMP: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides V. Warusawithana. Afternoon.

    Academic text (2006)

  • DMP: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides IV. Streiffer.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Ferroelectric materials can be found in advanced electronics, enabling efficient data storage and retrieval.

  • The discovery of novel ferroelectric compounds could lead to breakthroughs in energy-efficient technology.

Synonyms

ferroelectric material
vsferroelectric
  • Specialized
8.3

A material with a built-in direction of electric charge that switches with an electric field

is broader, covering both such substances and devices that show reversible polarization

Compounds

ferroelectric material
  • Specialized
8.3

A material with a built-in direction of electric charge that switches with an electric field

Surface Forms

ferroelectric singular
ferroelectrics plural

Morphology

ferroelectric = electric (opaque) = ferro + electric

Although the word visibly combines ferro- and electric, ferro- is a technical combining form and the full scientific meaning is not predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Ferroelectric comes from ferro- meaning 'iron' and electric meaning 'electricity'. The name was chosen by analogy with iron magnets: a ferroelectric is a material whose electric direction can be switched by an outside field and that will keep that direction when the field is gone.