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Ferroelectricity
In physics, the ferroelectric effect is an electrical phenomenon whereby certain ionic crystals and piezoelectric polymers may exhibit a spontaneous dipole moment, which can be reversed by the application of an electric field. The term ferroelectricity is used in analogy to ferromagnetism, in which a material exhibits a permanent magnetic moment.
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