Incident radiation flux —drives→ Photon drag effect

Conditions

• absorbed or redirected radiation in a semiconductor or thin metal film supporting photon drag; the longitudinal response scales with the optical drive while its polarity is material- and interface-dependent

Evidence · 2

1. [1]
   A. F. Gibson, M. F. Kimmitt, A. C. Walker. Photon drag in germanium (1970)

   Applied Physics Letters 17, 75-77 · doi:10.1063/1.1653315 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-20 · record
2. [2]
   J. H. Strait et al.. Revisiting the Photon-Drag Effect in Metal Films (2019)

   Physical Review Letters 123, 053903 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.053903 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-20 · record

Matrix cells this relation feeds

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Uses of this claim

• Incident radiation flux → Photon drag effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/3 established · candidate

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