Abstract: | We show that a quasi-two-dimensional electron gas in a strong, attracting electric fieldE x acquires ferroelectric properties. At certain temperatures, a transverse electric fieldE y can arise spontaneously via a nonequilibrium phase transition. The Curie temperature is determined by|E x |. Volgogradskii State Teachers University, Platan Scientific Research Institute. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 72–79, April, 1998. |