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Direct current electrical degradation of iron-doped titania ceramics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Jianxin Sheng
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 500 Wakasato, Nagano 380, Japan
Tatsuo Fukami
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 500 Wakasato, Nagano 380, Japan
Junich Karasawa
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 500 Wakasato, Nagano 380, Japan
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An anomalous increase of current was found in Fe-doped titania ceramics subjected to a constant field of 105 V/m. It is suggested that the space charge rises from blockage of O2(g) → O2−(s) ion transfer at the cathode. This leads to an increase of n-conductivity in the cathodic region and p-conductivity in the anodic region according to the specific defect equilibrium. This viewpoint was reinforced by two newly observed phenomena: (i) the I-V plot shows a linear feature at the initial stage, but it gradually becomes a rectifying feature with time; and (ii) an edge-located electrode shows lower current density and faster current saturation compared with a normal electrode.

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