简介:Thispaperreviewsthestudiesonacoustoelectriceffectinextrinsicsemiconductormaterialsusedinvariousscientificandothermeasurements.Ahistoricalreviewofearlierfindingsisgivenwithspecialreferencetoassociatedmechanisms.Acoustoelectricstudiesinsolidstatedevioesrequirefurtherattentionandtheworkdoneinthisareaisalsodiscussed.