The study of the ferroelectric properties of lithium-titanium ferrite

Loop-shaped dependences of the electric polarization on the electric field strength (the dielectric hysteresis) are registered for the first time for polycrystalline Li-Ti ferrite. Temperature evolution of the hysteresis loop parameters is investigated for ferrite samples. A thermal Barkhausen effect is detected during heating and cooling of ferrite specimens prepolarized in an electric field. The results obtained can be interpreted from the viewpoint of the Maxwell-Wagner relaxation polarization or induced ferroelectric-like state in the electric ferrite subsystem. (paper)