M. S. Saidov, Extrinsic Thermal Voltaic Effect in Photothermal Elements, Physicotechnical Institute of the Physics–Sun Scientific Association, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Received August 22, 2012; in final form September 4, 2012

We have studied the peculiarities of the extrinsic thermal voltaic effect and the possibility of reduc ing the optimal temperature for using photothermal elements and selecting the impurities for conducting pre liminary experimental surveys on this subject.