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Ferroelectrics have found a large number of applications in various electronic, electro-optic, computer and communication devices such as memories, displays, printers, logic circuits, light modulation and deflectors, frequency chargers, Photograph pick-ups, microphones, filters and detectors etc. Throughout its history the study of ferroelectricity has been closely linked with device applications some have widespread use and are of great economic importance, while others of a specialized nature. Usually a new material will be introduced into devices and systems owing if it often economic and /or performance advantages. The purpose of this book is to introduce the synthesis and characterization of ceramics, very useful to graduate and under graduate students of science and technology. Dr. P S V SUBBA RAO is an Associate Professor at Physics department, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He has 18 years of teaching experience at UG and PG level and published nearly 80 research papers in National and International journals and guided 10 Ph.D and 8 M.Phil students in Materials Science for his credit.

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Beera, Chandra Sekhar
Dr.Chandra Sekhar Beera, Associate Professor in Physics at Vignan´s Institute of Engineering for Women, Visakhapatnam, affiliated to JNTU Kakinada. Received his M.Sc,M.Phil and Doctoral degree(Ph.D) in Physics from Andhra University,Visakhapatnam. He has a passion for Physics and flair for teaching physics to the students of science and technology.

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