Functional Dielectrics for Electronics

Dr Poplavko has been teaching electronic materials science topics for the past 40 years in the Ukraine, Portugal and South Korea. During his time at the National Technical University of Ukraine he has developed several courses in materials science and physics and has published more than 20 scientific books and manuals (4 books in English, 6 books in Russian, and 10 books in Ukrainian) on dielectrics, polar crystals, ferroelectrics, and many others. Dr Poplavko is also a renowned expert in the physics of ferroelectrics and dielectrics, known primarily for his efforts in discovering the research method microwave dielectric spectroscopy. Dr Yakymenko is currently the First Vice-Rector of the National Technical University of Ukraine. In the past he has served as the Head of the Microelectronics Department and the Dean of the Faculty of Electronics. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine. His scientific activities have been devoted to electronics, information technology, and engineering education. He is the author of more than 250 scientific works and has been awarded two state prizes in the field of science and technology.

1. Physical nature of crystal internal polarity 2. Manifestations of polar sensitivity in crystals 3. Thermal physics of polar crystals 4. Pyroelectricity 5. Piezoelectricity 6. High permittivity microwave dielectrics