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Pyroelectric materials : infrared detectors, particle accelerators and energy harvesters /

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Materials have played a revolutionary role in the development of the modern technological age, and their various applications have made our lives increasingly comfortable here on our home, the beautiful blue planet Earth. With the application of heat, pyroelectric materials produce electric current,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Batra, A. K.
Other Authors: Aggarwal, M. D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Washington, USA : SPIE, [2013]
Subjects:
Pyroelectric detectors > Materials.
Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances > Design and construction.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary of symbols and abbreviations
  • 1. Fundamentals of pyroelectric materials
  • 2. Pyroelectric IR detectors
  • 3. Processing of key pyroelectric materials
  • 4. Important pyroelectrics: properties and performance parameters
  • 5. Innovative techniques for pyroelectric IR detectors
  • 6. Pyroelectric particle generators
  • 7. Pyroelectric energy harvesting
  • Appendix. Major pyroelectric manufacturing companies
  • Index.