Abstract In this paper, the development in the field of ferroelectrics is reviewed by summarizing the topics in the field as presented at the International and European conferences on Ferroelectrics. While from the very beginning in 1966 until now fundamentals in ferroelectrics always played a significant role, it is shown that the topics considerably broadened over the years and are nowadays barely overlooked. Polarity dominated the field from the beginning; however, now its combination with more exotic properties like skyrmions, magnetism, functional domain walls has entered the stage and substantially enlarge the field of applications.

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铁电体：过去、现在和未来

摘要 本文通过总结在国际和欧洲铁电会议上提出的该领域的主题，回顾了铁电领域的发展。虽然从 1966 年开始到现在，铁电体的基本原理一直发挥着重要作用，但事实表明，这些主题在过去几年中显着扩大，如今几乎没有被忽视。极性从一开始就占据了主导地位；然而，现在它与更奇特的特性如斯格明子、磁性、功能畴壁的结合已经进入阶段并大大扩大了应用领域。