Abstract
Surface charge of pyroelectric nature is measured in poled hydroxyapatite ceramics. The average pyroelectric constant can range from 0.1 to 40 nC cm -2 K-1 at temperatures of 300-500 °C, while at 27-60 °C the value ranges from 15 to 64 nC cm-2 K-1. The higher temperature values are comparable to conventional pyroelectric ceramics such as LiTaO3 or PZT. The lower temperature values are four orders higher than those observed in bone and tendon.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 106104 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |