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Domain-Wall Enhanced Pyroelectricity
Physical Review XFerroelectric domain walls are not just static geometric boundaries between polarization domains; they are, in fact, dynamic and functional interfaces with the potential for diverse technological applications.
Ching-Che Lin +9 more
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Enhanced pyroelectric effect through product property and its applications [PDF]
, 2009 Pyroelectric materials have the ability to generate electrical response when they experience a thermal stimulus. This has lead to their deployment in applications such as Infra-Red detectors/sensors, energy harvesting, and ferroelectric electron ...
Chang, Harrison Hoon Seok
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Microscopic theory of molecular crystal surface polarization, piezoelectricity, and pyroelectricity
, 1994 Nonpolar crystals must exhibit a surface polarization induced by the loss of bulk symmetry at the surface. For crystals of nonpolar molecules, the surface polarization is normally induced by incomplete cancellation of the electric fields of the molecular
R. W. Munn, Munn, R. W.
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The flexoelectric effect associated size dependent pyroelectricity in solid dielectrics
AIP Advances, 2015 A phenomenological thermodynamic theory is used to investigate the effect of strain gradient on the pyroelectric effect in centrosymmetric dielectric solids.
Gang Bai +5 more
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A Soft, Flexible Implant for Wireless Photothermal-Pyroelectric Neurostimulation. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)A replication strategy is used to enlarge the exposed surface area of barium titanate within flexible films with embedded carbon nanotubes, enabling efficient photothermal‐pyroelectric stimulation. Polar crystalline nanosheets show superior performance in guiding neural progenitor cells toward neuronal differentiation.
Wu J +7 more
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Growth, Properties and Applications of Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 Ferroelectric Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials, 2021 The emerging demands for miniaturization of electronics has driven the research into various nanomaterials. Lead-free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 (BNT) ferroelectric nanomaterials have drawn great interest owing to their superiorities of large remanent polarization ...
Yuan Liu, Yun Ji, Ya Yang
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Improving Pyroelectric Energy Harvesting Using a Sandblast Etching Technique
Sensors, 2013 Large amounts of low-grade heat are emitted by various industries and exhausted into the environment. This heat energy can be used as a free source for pyroelectric power generation.
An-Shen Siao, Chun-Ching Hsiao
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Molecular Ferroelectric Crystals with Superior Pyroelectricity, Plasticity, and Recyclability
, 2023 The pyroelectric effect is used in a wide range of applications such as infrared (IR) detection and thermal energy harvesting, which require the pyroelectric materials to simultaneously have a high pyroelectric coefficient and a low dielectric constant ...
Junling Lu (1292148) +13 more
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Temperature Field Analysis for PZT Pyroelectric Cells for Thermal Energy Harvesting
Sensors, 2011 This paper proposes the idea of etching PZT to improve the temperature variation rate of a thicker PZT sheet in order to enhance the energy conversion efficiency when used as pyroelectric cells.
Chi-Yuan Lee +3 more
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