Ferroelectric Nanoceramics

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The Special Issue Ferroelectric Nanoceramics aims to establish the scope of this new open access journal in dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric minerals and materials, as well as their applications. The Special Issue is available online at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Ferroelectric_Nanoceramics.

Dielectric

A dielectric is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in an electrical conductor but only slightly shift from their average equilibrium positions causing dielectric polarization. A major focus of Ferroelectric Nanoceramics will be progress and innovation of dielectric materials and their applications.

Ferroelectric

A ferroelectric is a characteristic of certain materials that have a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by the application of an external electric field. A major focus of ferroelectric will be introducing the recent developments and advantages of ferroelectric materials and their applications.

Piezoelectric

A piezoelectric is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials in response to applied mechanical stress, which results from the linear electromechanical interaction between the mechanical and electrical states in crystalline materials with no inversion symmetry. A major focus of piezoelectric will be advances with respect to emerging industries and renewable energies.

Pyroelectric

A pyroelectric can be described as the ability of certain materials to generate a temporary voltage when they are heated or cooled. The change in temperature modifies the positions of the atoms slightly within the crystal structure, such that the polarization of the material changes. This polarization change gives rise to a voltage across the crystal. A major focus of pyroelectric will be improvements of pyroelectric materials and their applications.

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• Dielectric
• Ferroelectric
• Piezoelectric
• Pyroelectric