1 Dielectric Properties of Materials 1
1.1 Energy Band in Crystals 1
1.2 Conductor, Insulator, and Semiconductor 3
1.2.1 Conductors 4
1.2.2 Insulators 4
1.2.3 Semiconductors 4
1.3 Fermi-Dirac Distribution Function 5
1.4 Dielectrics 6
1.4.1 Polarization of Dielectrics 7
1.4.2 Dispersion of Dielectric Polarization 8
1.4.2.1 Electronic Polarization 9
1.4.2.2 Ionic Polarization 9
1.4.2.3 Orientation Polarization 9
1.4.2.4 Space Charge Polarization 9
1.4.3 Molecular Theory of Induced Charges in a Dielectric 9
1.4.4 Capacitance of a Parallel Plate Capacitor 10
1.4.5 Local Field in a Dielectric 11
1.4.5.1 Lorentz Field, E2 12
1.4.5.2 Field of Dipoles inside Cavity, E3 12
1.4.6 Molecular Description of Polarization 12
1.4.7 Dielectrics Losses 14
1.4.7.1 Dielectric Loss Angle 14
1.4.7.2 Total and Specific Dielectric Losses 15
1.4.8 Dielectrics Breakdown 17
2 Microscopic Properties of Materials 19
2.1 Phonon 19
2.1.1 One-DimensionalMonatomic Chain 19
2.1.2 One-Dimensional Diatomic Chain 21
2.1.3 Phonons in Three-Dimensional Solids 22
2.2 Phase Transition 23
2.2.1 Soft Mode 25
2.2.1.1 Zone-Center Phonons 26
2.2.1.2 Zone-Boundary Phonons 26
2.2.2 Landau PhenomenologicalTheory of Phase Transition 26
2.2.3 Displacive Phase Transition 31
2.2.4 Order-Disorder Phase Transition 32
References 34
3 Pyroelectricity and Piezoelectricity 37
3.1 Introduction 37
3.2 Pyroelectricity 38
3.2.1 Crystal Classes 38
3.2.2 History 39
3.3 Piezoelectricity 39
3.3.1 A Brief Historical Survey 41
3.3.2 Piezoelectric Materials 42
3.4 Applications of Piezoelectric Materials 43
3.4.1 Gas Lighter 43
3.4.2 Piezoelectric Sensors 44
3.4.3 Piezoelectric Actuator 45
3.4.3.1 Stack Actuator 45
3.4.3.2 Stripe Actuator 46
3.4.3.3 Piezoelectric Actuator Applications 46
3.4.4 Piezoelectric Transformer 47
3.4.5 Accelerometer 49
3.4.6 Piezoelectric Microphone 50
3.4.7 Piezoelectric Micropump 51
3.4.8 Piezoelectric Sound Diaphragm 54
3.4.9 Piezoelectric Solar Cell 56
3.4.10 Piezoelectric Generator 57
3.4.11 Piezoelectric Nanogenerator 59
3.4.11.1 Types of Piezoelectric Nanogenerator 61
3.4.11.2 Materials 64
3.4.11.3 Applications 65
3.4.12 Piezoelectric Motors 66
3.4.13 Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) 69
3.4.13.1 Applications of QCM 70
3.4.14 The Quartz Crystal Oscillator 71
References 73
4 Ferroelectricity 79
4.1 Introduction 79
4.2 Ferroelectrics 80
4.2.1 History of Ferroelectricity 81
4.2.2 Ferroelectric Phase Transitions 83
4.2.3 Ferroelectric Domains 85
4.2.4 Ferroelectric DomainWall Motion 86
4.3 Classification of Ferroelectric Materials 88
4.3.1 Corner-Sharing Oxygen Octahedra 88
4.3.1.1 Perovskite-Type Structures 89
4.3.1.2 Tungsten Bronze-Type Compounds 121
4.3.1.3 Bismuth Oxide Layer Structures 123
4.3.1.4 Lithium Niobate and Tantalate 126
4.3.2 Compounds Containing Hydrogen-Bonded Radicals 128
4.3.2.1 Applications 131
4.3.3 Organic Polymers 132
4.3.3.1 Polymer Research 133
4.3.3.2 Polymer Applications 135
4.3.4 Ceramic Polymer Composites 141
4.3.5 Electrets 145
4.3.5.1 Types of Electrets 145
4.3.5.2 Applications 146
4.3.6 Multiferroic Materials 147
4.3.6.1 Single-Phase Multiferroics 149
4.3.6.2 Bulk Composite Multiferroics 152
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