Abstract
The incommensurate (IC) state in ferroelectrics is discussed based upon the two-dimensional (2D) electron-hole system, which neutralizes the spontaneous polarization P5 under the condition of D2 P5 = e, where D means the lattice constant of the 2D square electron system and also corresponds to the period of the IC state. Further the triangular and hexagonal 2D electron lattices are considered to explain the IC state between the a and (3 phases in quartz and to explain the possible mechanism in the exposure process in (111) Ag plane in AgBr.