DoITPoMS - TLP Library Pyroelectric Materials

Pyroelectric Materials

Pyroelectric materials are found in almost every home, in the form of intrusion detectors and other devices, and this TLP will consider how they work, and what the most common ones are made of.

	Aims Before you start Introduction Polarisation Variation of Polarisation with Temperature Behaviour around the Curie point The Direct and Indirect Effect Example Pyroelectric Materials Triglycine sulphate Polyvinylidene fluoride Application of a Pyroelectric-Infrared detection Pollutant Control Summary Questions Going further
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First created: October 2007.