Multifunctional Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Materials

1. Advances in Processing of Bulk Ferroelectric Materials
Carmen Galassi

2. Processing of Ferroelectric Ceramic Thick Films
Marija Kosec, Danjela Kuscer, Janez Holc

3. Tailored Liquid Alkoxides for the Chemical Solution Processing of Pb-Free Ferroelectric Thin Films
Kazumi Kato

4. Ferroelectrics onto Substrates Prepared by Chemical Solution Deposition: From the Thin Film to the Self-Assembled Nano-sized Structures
M. M. Calzada

5. Approaches Towards the Minimisation of Toxicity in Chemical Solution Deposition Processes of Lead-Based Ferroelectric Thin Films
Iñigo Bretos, M. Lourdes Calzada

6. Synchrotron Radiation Diffraction and Scattering in Ferroelectrics
Luis E. Fuentes-Cobas

7. X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Applied to Ferroelectrics
Maria Elena Montero Cabrera

8. Quantitative Texture Analysis of Polycrystalline Ferroelectrics
D. Chateigner, J. Ricote

9. Nanoscale Investigation of Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Materials via Piezoresponse Force Microscopy
V. V. Shvartsman, A. L. Kholkin

10. Mechanical Properties of Ferro-Piezoceramics
Doru C. Lupascu, Jörg Schröder, Christopher S. Lynch, Wolfgang Kreher, Ilona Westram

11. The Elastic Properties of Ferroelectric Thin Films Measured Using Nanoindentation
C. Chima-Okereke, W. L. Roberts, A. J. Bushby, M. J. Reece

12. Pyroelectricity in Polycrystalline Ferroelectrics
R. Jiménez, B. Jiménez

13. Properties of Ferro-Piezoelectric Ceramic Materials in the Linear Range: Determination from Impedance Measurements at Resonance
L. Pardo, K. Brebøl

14. Domain Engineered Piezoelectric Resonators
Jiři Erhart

15. Non-Linear Behaviour of Piezoelectric Ceramics
Alfons Albareda, Rafel Pérez

16. Piezoelectric Transducers for Structural Health Monitoring: Modelling and Imaging
Yago Gómez-Ullate Ricón, Francisco Montero de Espinosa Freijo

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