Domains and ferroelectricity

The year 2016 marked 60 years since the foundation of the journal Kristallografiya ( Crystallography Reports ) by Aleksei Vasil’evich Shubnikov. During this period, the studies that were foundations stones for new lines of research in the fields of crystal growth, structure, and physical properties and are well-known throughout the world have been published in the journal. One of these studies was devoted to the discovery of ferroelectric domains and their relationship with ferroelectric switching. Our brief review is focused on these issues.