Pyroelectric Materials: Physics and Applications
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An authoritative and practical discussion of pyroelectric materials and their applications
In Pyroelectric Materials: Physics and Applications, the authors deliver a comprehensive exploration of the physics of pyroelectric materials and their applications. With authoritative coverage of a wide variety of critical topics in the field, the authors provide the readers with chapters on dielectric fundamentals, pyroelectricity, pyroelectric materials and their applications such as pyroelectric infrared detectors, pyroelectric energy harvesting, and pyroelectric fusion.
Readers will also find:
- A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of dielectrics, including discussions of polarization, dispersion, relaxation, and the molecular theory of induced charges in a dielectric
- Comprehensive explorations of pyroelectricity, including its history, theory, and a simple model of pyroelectric effect
Perfect for researchers and professionals with an interest in pyroelectric materials, the book is also useful for graduate students taking courses involving pyroelectric materials and their applications.
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Ashim Kumar Bain, PhD, is a Former Research Fellow at the School of Electronic, Electrical and System Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Ashim Kumar Bain received his M.Sc. (Physics) degree in 1989 from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, and his Ph.D. (Materials Science) degree from Dniepropetrovsk State University, Ukraine, in 1994. He was a postdoctoral research fellow (1995-1998) at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
Prem Chand, PhD, is Professor at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He has authored more than hundred scientific publications several review articles and two invited book chapters on ferroelectrics.
