Ceramics are key materials in many devices using piezoelectricity in numerous applications, but the ferroelectric nature of such ceramics is little understood. This book covers an array of topics on the processing and properties of ferroelectric materials.

Covers processing and properties of both ferroelectric bulk ceramics and thin films

Reviews preparation and properties of these technologically relevant materials

Leading authorities cover the latest developments in the fields of preparation and properties of a wide range of polycrystalline ferroelectrics

Includes chapters on the analysis of mechanical properties of ferroelectric materials

Inhalt
Introduction to multifunctional polycrystalline ferroelectric materials 1 - Advances in processing of bulk ferroelectric materials 2 - Processing of ferroelectric ceramic thick films 3 - Tailored liquid alkoxides for the chemical solution processing of Pb-free ferroelectric thin 4 - Ferroelectrics onto substrates prepared by Chemical Solution Deposition: from the thin film to the self-assembled nanosized structures 5 - Approaches towards the minimisation of toxicity in CSD processes of lead-based ferroelectric thin films 6 - Synchrotron radiation diffraction and scattering in ferroelectrics 7 - X-Ray absorption fine structure applied to ferrolectrics 8 - Quantitative texture analysis of polycrystalline ferroelectrics 9 - Nanoscale investigation of polycrystalline ferroelectric materials via piezoresponse force microscopy 10 - Mechanical properties of Ferro-Piezoceramics 11 - The elastic properties of ferroelectric thin films using nanoindentation 12 - Pyroelectricityin polycrystalline ferroelectrics 13 - Properties of ferro-piezoelectric ceramic materials in the linear range: determination from impedance measurements at resonance 14 - Domain engineered ceramic resonators 15 - Non-linear behaviour of piezoelectric ceramics 16 - Piezoelectric transducers for structural health monitoring: modelling and imaging