Hall effect

In diagram A, the flat conductor possesses a negative charge on the top (symbolized by the blue color) and a positive charge on the bottom (red color). In B and C, the direction of the electrical and the magnetic fields are changed respectively which switches the polarity of the charges around. In D, both fields change direction simultaneously which results in the same polarity as in diagram A.
  1. electrons
  2. flat conductor, which serves as a hall element (hall effect sensor)
  3. magnet
  4. magnetic field
  5. power source

The Hall effect is the production of a potential difference (the Hall voltage) across an electrical conductor that is transverse to an electric current in the conductor and to an applied magnetic field perpendicular to the current. It was discovered by Edwin Hall in 1879.[1][2]

The Hall coefficient is defined as the ratio of the induced electric field to the product of the current density and the applied magnetic field. It is a characteristic of the material from which the conductor is made, since its value depends on the type, number, and properties of the charge carriers that constitute the current.

  1. ^ Edwin Hall (1879). "On a New Action of the Magnet on Electric Currents". American Journal of Mathematics. 2 (3): 287–92. doi:10.2307/2369245. JSTOR 2369245. S2CID 107500183. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ "Hall effect | Definition & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-02-13.

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