Nanoferroics

M.D. Glinchuk, Doctor of Science and Professor of Physics, is Head of the Department of Functional Oxide Materials at the Institute of Material Science NAS of Ukraine, in Kiev. Academic interests: Theory of disordered ferroelectrics, ferroelectric thin films and multilayers, multiferroics, nanoferroics. A.V. Ragulya, Doctor of Science and Professor of Physics, is Head of the Department of physical chemistry and technology of nanostructured ceramics and nanocomposites at the Institute of Material Science NAS of Ukraine, Kiev. Academic interests: Technology of ceramic materials (e.g. ferroelectrics and ferromagnets), ceramic nanopowders, physical and chemical properties of ferroelectric nanomaterials. V.A. Stephanovich, Doctor of Science and Professor of Physics, Opole University, Poland. Academic interests: Theory of ferroelectrics, multiferroics, classical and quantum magnetism, topological defects, magnetic nanoparticles, objects with confined geometry like thin films and nanoparticles.

• From the Contents: Ferroics.- The definition and classification of ferroics.- The main peculiarities of nanoferroics properties.- Physical factors defining the nanoferroics properties.- Theoretical description of primary nanoferroics. Comparison of the theory with experiment.- Surface tension contribution to the properties of nanoferroics.- True nanoferroics with properties absent in the bulk materials.- Synthesis and fabrication of nanoferroics.- Classification of the methods of nanoferroics fabrication.