pyroelectricity

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• One of the least-known properties of solid materials, pyroelectricity is rigorously defined as the temperature dependence of the spontaneous polarization in certain anisotropic solids.

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• This treatment of pyroelectricity in terms of a change in net dipole moment emerged in modern times.

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• Pyroelectricity has been known for 24 centuries.

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• A more quantitative understanding of pyroelectricity emerged during the 19th century as more sophisticated research techniques were developed.

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• In 1824, David Brewster, famous for his work in optics, was the first author to use the term "pyroelectricity."

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• In 1717, the physician and chemist Louis Lemery wrote the first scientific description of pyroelectricity in a journal.

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• Then interest in pyroelectricity virtually vanished until 1938, when Yeou Ta published a paper that initiated the great growth that continues in the field today.

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• William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) published the first major theoretical treatment of pyroelectricity in 1878; his paper included a prediction of the electrocaloric effect.

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• Scientists are studying how pyroelectricity can be utilized in devices for efficient energy conversion.

• Understanding pyroelectricity is essential for developing sensors that monitor temperature variations.

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