Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

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Coercive Field in Ferroelectrics

Coercive field EC in ferroelectrics is the reverse electric field necessary to bring the polarization to zero. Figure 1803 shows a typical hysteresis loop of ferroelectrics. Figure 1803. A typical dielectric hysteresis loop (Ec: coercive field; Ps: spontaneous polarization; and Pr: remanent polarization).