Pyroelectric effect of a p-n junction in a nonpolar solid

V. Sandomirsky; Y. Schlesinger; Z. Dashevsky

doi:10.1063/1.1896101

Pyroelectric effect of a p-n junction in a nonpolar solid

V. Sandomirsky, Y. Schlesinger, Z. Dashevsky

Department of Materials Engineering

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We discuss the possibility of a pyroelectric effect in a nonpolar solid. The built-in electrical field of a p-n junction barrier creates a polar axis in the solid. The electric dipole moment, due to the charge separation at the junction, depends on temperature mainly via the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant, giving rise to the pyroelectric effect. Illustrative estimates have been calculated for two quantum paraelectrics, PbTe and SrTi O3.

Original language	English
Article number	133501
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	86
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1896101
State	Published - 28 Mar 2005

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