Space charges in metals during non-stationary heat flow

Authors
Jackle, J
Citation
J. Jackle, Space charges in metals during non-stationary heat flow, J PHYS-COND, 13(12), 2001, pp. 2789-2797
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER
ISSN journal
09538984 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2789 - 2797
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-8984(20010326)13:12<2789:SCIMDN>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
It is shown that during non-stationary heat flow in a metal the condition o f charge neutrality inside the metal is violated by transient space charges which accompany the temperature relaxation. As expected for an effect of t hermoelectricity, the magnitude of the space charges is small. It depends o n a new parameter Q(1) which is related to, but different from the absolute thermopower. Both the case of an infinite system and that of a parallel pl ate with free boundaries are treated.