Definitions for "ferroelectric"
a material with a permanent microscopic scale electric dipole moment
The physical property of a material that leads to thermal detection. This refers to the materialâ€(tm)s ability to polarize as a direct result of temperature change. The stronger the relationship between temperature change and polarization, the better the materialâ€(tm)s ability to function as a detector. The most common ferroelectric TI is BST-based.
material possessing spontaneous electric polarization