Theory of Transport in Ferroelectric Capacitors

TL;DR

This paper develops a time-dependent diffusion theory for heat and polarization transport in ferroelectric capacitors, predicting steady-state and transient thermoelectric effects based on phonon model parameters.

Contribution

It introduces a novel diffusion theory for ferroelectric capacitors that incorporates time dependence and phonon-based parameters.

Findings

Predicted steady-state Seebeck effect in ferroelectric capacitors.

Described transient Peltier effects during heat and polarization transport.

Provided a theoretical framework for thermoelectric phenomena in ferroelectric devices.

Abstract

We present a time-dependent diffusion theory for heat and polarization transport in a planar ferroelectric capacitor with parameters derived from a one-dimensional phonon model. We predict steady-state Seebeck and transient Peltier effects.