Study of charge injection in insulators submitted to diverging fields

Various theoretical models have been proposed to explain the behavior of insulator-electrode interfaces in the case of strongly divergent electric fields. However until recently a direct measurement of the charge transferred at these interfaces could not be performed and very indirect ways had to be used. In this paper we propose a structure which allows for direct measurements of this charge using the PWP (pressure wave propagation) method. We present evidence of charge transferred around small diameter wires, embedded in an insulator, submitted to an applied voltage.