Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Behaviours of Nb5+ and Sr2+ in The Varistors Based on SrO-Nb2O5-TiO2 Ceramics

ZHOU Fang-Qiao1; LI Li1; ZHUANG Yan2; FU Gang1; CHEN Zhi-Xiong1   

  1. 1. Solid State Physics and Materials Research Lab; Guangzhou University; Guangzhou 510405; China; 2. Guangzhou Sunrise Electronic LTD; Guangzhou 510335; China
  • Received:2001-10-29 Revised:2002-02-19 Published:2002-11-20 Online:2002-11-20

Abstract: By microstructure analysis, I-V characteristics and complex impedance spectra measurement, the
microstructure and related electric properties for the varistors based on SrO-Nb2O5-TiO2 semiconducting ceramics with different doped
amounts of Nb5+ and Sr2+ were investigated. The distribution and effects of Nb5+ and Sr2+ on electric properties for the
materials were discussed. The results show that Nb5+ dissolves into TiO2 grains substitutes Ti4+ to enhance ceramic semiconducting
behavior, and proper addition of Nb-doped amount can avail grain growing. The Sr2+ mainly distributes in grain boundary areas,
which behaves as an interface acceptor state and so influences on the electric properties of varistor markedly. The experimental results on
post heat-treatment in air show that the varistor voltage is increased observably with heat-treatment temperature above 800℃, but the
nonlinear coefficient is ameliorated only at an appropriate temperature range.

Key words: (Sr, Nb)-TiO2 ceramic, semiconductor, varistor

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