Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 33, Numéro C2, Avril 1972
2e CONGRÈS EUROPÉEN DE FERROÉLECTRICITÉ
Page(s) C2-114 - C2-115
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1972237
2e CONGRÈS EUROPÉEN DE FERROÉLECTRICITÉ

J. Phys. Colloques 33 (1972) C2-114-C2-115

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1972237

INFLUENCE OF HUMIDITY ON POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION IN BaTiO3 CERAMICS AND CRYSTALS

G. ORMANCEY

Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire de Diélectriques et Ferroélectriques 6, Bd Gabriel, 21, Dijon, France


Abstract
A method is described which permits the measurement of potential distribution under d. c. field on BaTiOs. It is found that humidity exercises a great influence on pure crystals between 10 % and 60 % of relative humidity. These results depend to a large extent on the state of the surface. The study of crystals doped with OH or iron has shown that the influence of humidity on pure crystal is due to a partial dopage with OH. We give the hypotheses of calculation for these distributions of potential.