New Electrothermomagnetic Effect (IMAGE)
Caption
An N-type semiconductor on top of a P-type semiconductor creates a vertical electric field (E, green arrow), while diffusion creates a depletion layer near the junction (orange), where the electric field is strongest. Heating one end of the device creates a heat gradient at right angles to the electric field (del T, red arrow). Electrons and holes moving in these fields are forced into loops of current, and a magnetic field is generated “sideways” (B, blue arrow), at right angles to both electric and thermal fields.
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Jinqiao Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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