Space Charge and Electrode Polarization in Glass, I

Abstract

This is Part I of a two‐part series on space charge in glass. This part is primarily a review and covers the general nature of the observed phenomena, the relation of these phenomena to usual concepts such as dielectric constant and electrical conduction, and the present understanding of these phenomena in glass. This review serves to describe the background and motivation for the work set forth in Part 11, which is a discussion of recent theory and experiment on space charge in glass. Areas for further investigation also are suggested.