pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity
noun
2.
a substance manifesting pyroelectricity
Word origin
[1850–55; back formation from pyroelectricity]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, ethos, heavyweight, muggins, segue
Examples of 'pyroelectric' in a sentence
pyroelectric
The induced charge increases when the thickness of the pyroelectric cells decreases.
An-Shen Siao, Ching-Kong Chao, Chun-Ching Hsiao 2015, 'Study on Pyroelectric Harvesters with Various Geometry', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/8/19633. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Effective pyroelectric coefficient was analyzed in truncated pyramids.
Gang Bai, Zhiguo Liu, Qiyun Xie, Yanyan Guo, Wei Li, Xiaobing Yan 2015, 'The flexoelectric effect associated size dependent pyroelectricity in solid dielectrics',AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4930595. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, films could be utilized for combined energy harvesting via piezoelectric and pyroelectric characteristics.
Bir B. Bohara, Ashok K. Batra 2018, 'Development of multi-functional nano-paint for energy harvesting applications', Progress in Natural Science: Materials Internationalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002007117308067. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The pyroelectric and the piezoelectric longitudinal (d33) coefficients were measured.
Luiz Francisco Malmonge, José Antonio Malmonge, Walter Katsumi Sakamoto 2003, 'Study of pyroelectric activity of PZT/PVDF-HFP composite', Materials Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392003000400007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This article aims to optimize pyroelectric harvesters by matching all these requirements.
Chun-Ching Hsiao, Jia-Wai Jhang 2015, 'Pyroelectric Harvesters for Generating Cyclic Energy', Energieshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/5/3489. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Besides, some of them can possess pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties.
Aleksey I. Kochaev 2017, 'Hypothetical planar and nanotubular crystalline structures with five interatomic bondsof Kepler nets type', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4975707. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ceramics have low mechanical strength and poor processability, but have excellent piezo- and pyroelectric characteristics.
Carlos Alberto Fonzar Pintão, Celso Xavier Cardoso 2017, 'Elastic modulus of PVDF with bentonite or LiNbO3 using deformation energy', Polímeroshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282017000300183&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)