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Pyroelectric luminescence via internal Poole-Frenkel effect
Pyroelectric luminescence is a universal property of pyroelectric
materials under changing temperature. In all compounds studied,
inorganic and organic, it has two possible manifestations:
Short-emission bursts caused by discharge of the pyroelectric
field through the surrounding atmosphere and a smooth luminescence
slowly varying with temperature. This latter emission,
characteristic for the specific material, still waits for an
explanation. With \chem{Sn_2P_2S_6} as a sample pyroelectric we
show that this luminescence arises from a release of trapped
charge carriers, triggered by the pyrolectric field via the
Poole-Frenkel effect