Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Amount

$250,000.00

Award Date

8/05/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Ferroelectric ceramics have unique properties, including piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, the electro-optic effect, phase change, and polarization switching. These special properties make them useful for a wide range of technological applications. For e