NON-OHMIC BEHAVIOR IN NEAR-STOICHIOMETRIC RUTILE (TI02)

Abstract

Experimental observations of the isothermal current-voltage relationships in rutile (TiO2) over the temperature range 632 to 908 C have shown that currents in excess of ohmic currents can be drawn through small, single crystals of near-stoichiometric composition. These currents have been identified as space-charge-limited currents, analogous to those observed in the case of a vacuum diode. Increasing the ambient specimen temperature had the effect of displacing the potential for transition from ohmic to nonohmic behavior to greater values so that at 908 C near-stoichiometric rutile exhibited only ohmic currents even at the largest fields employed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 1961
Accession Number
AD0254970

Entities

People

  • D.h. Whitmore
  • E.h. Greener

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Crystals
  • Data Acquisition
  • Observation
  • Single Crystals
  • Space Charge
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster