ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
We have studied the electrical properties and microstructure of fluorine-doped BaTiO3 ceramics. The samples were prepared using a classical ceramic technology that involved the calcination of intimately mixed powders of BaCO3, TiO2, and BaF2. When the samples were sintered in untreated ambient air, the fluorine from the sample reacted with water vapor and formed gaseous HF. To prevent this hydrolysis of the fluorine, we sintered the samples in dried air. The fluorine-doped BaTiO3 ceramics sintered in a dry atmosphere showed microstructures and electrical properties typical of donor-doped BaTiO3. The samples containing up to 0.3 mol% of fluorine were coarse-grained, semiconducting, and displayed a remarkable PTCR effect. In contrast, the samples with a higher fluorine concentration were fine grained and insulating. A SIMS elemental mapping of the samples showed that the fluorine was distributed throughout the microstructure of the semiconducting samples; however, the fluorine concentration was enriched at grain boundaries and in the BaTi2O5 intergranular phase.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03327.x
