Johnson-Rahbeck effect

Johnson-Rahbeck effect

[′jän·sən ′rä‚bek i‚fekt]

(physics)

An increase in frictional force between two electrodes in contact with a semiconductor that arises when a potential difference is applied between the electrodes.

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