Kinetics of Micro- and Nano-domains in Bulk Ferroelectrics

This book offers an overview of domain patterning in bulk uniaxial ferroelectrics, and shows how they lead to production of novel photonic and optoelectronic devices with improved characteristics. It provides comprehensive understanding of domain structure evolution and stabilization of tailored domain patterns. The author shows how modern experimental methods have enabled the study of nucleation and growth with high spatial and temporal resolutions. Chapters explain fundamentals and show how they have been demonstrated both experimentally and through computer simulation. It also highlights advances and the outlook for development of short-pitch domain patterns.