Abstract
Semiconductor transformation of lead zirconate titanate (PZT)‐5H ferroelectric ceramics induced by hydrogen has been investigated. The results showed that hydrogen caused the PZT‐5H ferroelectric ceramics to transform from a yellow insulator into a black n‐type semiconductor, and the leakage current and carrier concentration increased but the resistivity decreased with increasing hydrogen concentration. During charging in H2 at a temperature higher than the Curie point, hydrogen would restrain the PZT‐5H ferroelectric ceramics to transform from cubic into tetragonal phase, resulting in the disappearance of ferroelectricity at room temperature. Charging at a temperature below the Curie point, however, did not change the crystal structure of the tetragonal ferroelectric ceramics. The properties and color of PZT‐5H ferroelectric ceramics were restored after outgassing at a high temperature.
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