The phenomena accompanying shock polarization of linear dielectrics and depolarization of nonlinear dielectrics are considered. It is established that the appearance of an emf on the front of a shock wave is a characteristic of a large class of substances, such as linear and nonlinear dielectrics, semiconductors, and metals. It is shown that the emf produced by shock compression of ionic crystals, polar dielectrics, semiconductors, and a number of metals is due to shock polarization. Diffusion of carriers from the front of a shock wave is observed in shock-compressed bismuth, europium, and aluminum. Shock compression of polarization nonlinear dielectrics leads to a stronger effect, namely to the onset of a depolarization emf. The presented phenomenological description of shock polarization is in good agreement with experiment.

TY JOUR
TI Electromotive force produced by shock compression of a substance
AU Mineev, V. N.
AU Ivanov, A. G.
PB Physics-Uspekhi
PY 1976
JO Physics-Uspekhi
JF Physics-Uspekhi
JA Phys. Usp.
VL 19
IS 5
SP 400-419
UR https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1976/5/c/
ER https://doi.org/10.1070/PU1976v019n05ABEH005260