Another new method in mineral searching is through the pyroelectricity of metallic and semiconductor minerals. 用金属矿物或半导体矿物的热电性来指导找矿,是近年业兴起的一种新的找矿方法。
Tourmaline with the properties of pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity is a kind of functional material that can spontaneously produce anion without adscititious energy. 电气石具有热电性和压电性,是一种不需外加能源就能自发产生负离子的功能材料。