Journal of Materials Science, Vol.32, No.17, 4641-4643, 1997
Direct Observation of Resistive Barriers in a BaTiO3 Based Thermistor
The remote electron beam induced current technique has been used to form resistive contrast images of the resistive barriers developed in 80 degrees C thermistor materials. Linescans extracted from the images have been used to calculate the temperature variation of resistivity of selected interfaces within the material. It is seen that the major resistive changes are associated with only a few of the grain boundaries in this material.
Keywords:SEM CONDUCTIVE MODE;CERAMICS