Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Publication Date

5-25-1961

Abstract

Single Crystal Rutile TiO2 upon reduction by heating in an atmosphere of hydrogen becomes a semiconductor, and the conductivity increases with the time and temperature of reduction. The reduction process creates oxygen vacancies with which there are associated two loosely bound electrons. These electrons may be raised to the conduction band by thermal excitation. Hence, an oxygen vacancy behaves like an impurity donor site.

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

Degree Name

Electrical Engineering

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Committee Member (Chair)

N/A

Second Committee Member

Ruben D. Kelly

Third Committee Member

E.F. Jordan

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