Method for Measuring Electrical Resistivity of Anisotropic Materials

Abstract

A rectangular prism with edges in principal crystal directions is prepared with electrodes on the corners of one face. Voltage‐current ratios for opposite pairs of electrodes permit calculation of components of the resistivity tensor. The method can use small samples, and is best suited to materials describable by two or three tensor components. Examples are given of measurements of V₂O₃–Cr and oriented amorphous graphite.