Title :
A new thermal accelerometer based on pyroelectric thin films
Author :
Combette, P. ; Garaud, A. ; Charlot, B. ; Giani, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. du Sud, Univ. Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France
Abstract :
In this work, the author proposed a new thermal accelerometer based on previously described devices but using pyroelectric materials. These materials exhibit a spontaneous temperature-dependent polarization and are capable of generating an electrical charge in response to heat flow.
Keywords :
accelerometers; heat transfer; pyroelectric devices; electrical charge generation; heat flow; pyroelectric thin films; spontaneous temperature dependent polarization; thermal accelerometer; Films; Heating; Lead; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Electrets (ISE), 2011 14th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montpellier
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1023-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISE.2011.6085031
