ferroelectric polymer

Polymer in which spontaneous polarization arises when dipoles become arranged parallel to each other by electric fields.
Notes:
  1. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) after being subjected to a corona discharge is an example of a ferroelectric polymer.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889 (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 899