The effect of magnetized water on TiO2 based varistors

The effect of magnetized water on TiO2 based varistors was investigated. The results of the electrical behavior reveal that the water magnetized at 0.2 T yielded lower varistor voltage and the water magnetized at 0.3 T yielded higher varistor voltage compared to non-magnetized deionized water. The XRD and EDAX results show that the main polycrystalline phase is rutile TiO2 surrounded by the second phase composed of Ce, Si, and Ti. The SEM micrographs suggest more preferable microstructure may be obtained by using the 0.2 T magnetized water. The role of the magnetized water was examined by the perturbation of the gas-to-liquid interface that changes inter-particle forces, and consequently leads to higher electrostatic stabilization of the slurries.