Electrocaloric effect
From Online Dictionary of Crystallography
Effet électrocalorique (Fr). Elektrokalorischer Effekt (Ge). Effetto electrocalorico (It). Efecto electrocalórico (Sp).
Definition
The electrocaloric effect is the converse of the pyroelectric effect: it describes the variation of entropy δσ of a material submitted to an applied electrical field Ei :
δσ = piT Ei
where piT is the electrocaloric coefficient at constant stress. It is equal to the pyroelectric coefficient.
See also
- Pyroelectricity
- An introduction to crystal physics (Teaching Pamphlet No. 18 of the International Union of Crystallography)
- Chapters 1.1.4 and Part 3 of International Tables for Crystallography, Volume D