Phenomenon · phenomenon:acoustoelectric-effect
Acoustoelectric effect
A travelling acoustic wave transfers momentum to mobile charge carriers in a semiconductor or metal, producing a direct current or voltage along the direction of propagation.
Atlas record: 4 claims reference this phenomenon — 3 demonstrated and 1 established.
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conditions: solid
4claims17enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence6candidate routes not searched5cited sources
Relations
drives · 2
- a travelling acoustic wave in a piezoelectric semiconductor (CdS, GaAs) or a metal; the dc current follows the wave's direction and is proportional to the absorbed acoustic power
Parmenter 1953 is the theoretical prediction; Weinreich and White 1957 the one experimental observation recorded so far, so the atlas threshold for established (two independent groups, or a review or book) is not yet met.
- a travelling longitudinal bulk acoustic wave propagates through a semiconductor, or a travelling surface acoustic wave is coupled to mobile carriers
- net DC Weinreich drag requires directed acoustic momentum; a pure standing wave does not by itself supply the required net momentum
- a gas-borne acoustic wave may couple mechanically into the solid at a gas–solid boundary; an active piezoelectric launcher is an optional implementation, not part of the acoustoelectric effect
|j_AE| = μ |Γ| I_s / v_s · Weinreich acoustoelectric responsivity μ Γ / v_s [A/W]
produces · 1
member of · 1
Matrix context
D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.
Enumerated routes through this · 17
- Acoustic field → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work1/3 est · candidate
- Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 est · unresolved handoff
- Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 est · candidate
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · candidate
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · same energy form
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · candidate
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · candidate
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · candidate
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermoacoustic effect → Acoustic wave → Acoustoelectric effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/7 est · candidate
Cited sources · 5
- [1]G. Weinreich, H. G. White. Observation of the Acoustoelectric Effect (1957)
- [2]R. H. Parmenter. The Acousto-Electric Effect (1953)
- [3]G. Weinreich. Ultrasonic Attenuation by Free Carriers in Germanium (1957)
- [4]G. Weinreich, T. M. Sanders, H. G. White. Acoustoelectric Effect in n-Type Germanium (1959)
- [5]M. Atashbar et al.. Observation of giant acoustoelectric currents in graphene on lead magnesium niobate–lead titanate (2026)
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