• DocumentCode
    3139083
  • Title

    Joseph Valasek and the discovery of ferroelectricity

  • Author

    Fousek, Jan

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Phys., Acad. of Sci., Prague, Czech Republic
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    33457
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    In 1921 Joseph Valasek recognized for the first time ferroelectric properties in a crystal, namely in Rochelle salt. In this lecture we review the story of this discovery, of Valasek´s origin and career
  • Keywords
    Rochelle salt; biographies; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectricity; history; Joseph Valasek; Rochelle salt; ferroelectricity; historical review; Cosmic rays; Crystallization; Crystals; Engineering profession; Ferroelectric materials; History; Humidity; Mechanical factors; Optical sensors; Physics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1994.ISAF '94., Proceedings of the Ninth IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    University Park, PA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1847-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISAF.1994.522283
  • Filename
    522283
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3139083