electric field
noun
: a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges
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The efficiency increased because the gap around the contact region was very small, increasing the electric field there.
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
For example, the breakdown electric field of the Nagoya diode, 7.3 MV/cm, is impressive, but the theoretical maximum for an AlN device is about 15.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
Roughly speaking, bending the crystal causes the dipoles to align, creating a bulk electric field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2024
The equations describe how a changing electric field creates a magnetic field, and how a changing magnetic field in turn creates an electric field.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
These interactions can produce intense electric fields on the surfaces of nanoparticles made from these plasmonic metals, boosting catalytic activity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2024
So the material is able to withstand very intense electric fields before the bonds break and the transistor is destroyed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
However, various other materials undergo similar heating and cooling in response to other external influences, including physical stress, magnetic fields, or electric fields.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
Alas, that same electric charge makes positrons susceptible to tiny electric fields—and electromagnetism eclipses gravity’s force.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
For example, the breakdown electric field of the Nagoya diode, 7.3 MV/cm, is impressive, but the theoretical maximum for an AlN device is about 15.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
Roughly speaking, bending the crystal causes the dipoles to align, creating a bulk electric field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2024
The equations describe how a changing electric field creates a magnetic field, and how a changing magnetic field in turn creates an electric field.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
These interactions can produce intense electric fields on the surfaces of nanoparticles made from these plasmonic metals, boosting catalytic activity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2024
So the material is able to withstand very intense electric fields before the bonds break and the transistor is destroyed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
However, various other materials undergo similar heating and cooling in response to other external influences, including physical stress, magnetic fields, or electric fields.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
Alas, that same electric charge makes positrons susceptible to tiny electric fields—and electromagnetism eclipses gravity’s force.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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