Thermally stimulated current

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011952",
  "term": "Thermally stimulated current",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A thermal analysis technique that measures the current generated in a dielectric material as it is heated at a controlled rate after being polarized at a lower temperature. The current peaks observed correspond to the release of trapped charges or the reorientation of dipoles. This method is used to characterize charge trapping and relaxation phenomena.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "thermally stimulated depolarisation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2014, 86, 545. 'ICTAC nomenclature of thermal analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)' on page 550 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-0609)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/thermally-stimulated-current/"
}