Giant polarization ripple in transverse pyroelectricity

Yi Zhou; Tianpeng Ding; Jun Guo; Guoqiang Xu; Mingqiang Cheng; Chen Zhang; Xiao-Qiao Wang; Wanheng Lu; Wei Li Ong; Jiangyu Li; Jiaqing He; Cheng-Wei Qiu; Ghim Wei Ho

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-35900-x

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Giant polarization ripple in transverse pyroelectricity

Yi Zhou,
Tianpeng Ding,
Jun Guo,
Guoqiang Xu,
Mingqiang Cheng,
Chen Zhang,
Xiao-Qiao Wang,
Wanheng Lu,
Wei Li Ong,
Jiangyu Li,
Jiaqing He,
Cheng-Wei Qiu,
Ghim Wei Ho

Affiliations

Yi Zhou: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Tianpeng Ding: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Jun Guo: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Guoqiang Xu: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Mingqiang Cheng: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Chen Zhang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Xiao-Qiao Wang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Wanheng Lu: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Wei Li Ong: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Jiangyu Li: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Jiaqing He: Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology
Cheng-Wei Qiu: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Ghim Wei Ho: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35900-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Pyroelectricity promises viable heat harvesting and sensing. Here, the authors identify transverse polarization ripple in pyroelectrics via heat localization and propagation decoupling and offer competitive power output to solar thermoelectrics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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