• Title of article

    Improvement in the nonlinear electrical characteristics of SnO2 ceramic varistors with Dy2O3 additive

  • Author/Authors

    Wang، نويسنده , , Chunming and Wang، نويسنده , , Jin-Feng and Su، نويسنده , , Wenbin and Chen، نويسنده , , Hong-Cun and Wang، نويسنده , , Chunlei and Zhang، نويسنده , , Jia-Liang and Zang، نويسنده , , Guo-Zhong and Qi، نويسنده , , Peng and Gai، نويسنده , , Zhi-Gang and Ming، نويسنده , , Bao-Quan، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    112
  • To page
    116
  • Abstract
    The effects of Dy2O3 on the microstructure and electrical properties of the SnO2 based varistor system were investigated. It was found that Dy2O3 significantly affects the grain size and electrical properties of the SnO2-based varistors. The sample with 1.00 mol% Dy2O3 has the best nonlinear electrical property and the highest nonlinear coefficient (α = 26.3) among all samples. By SEM, TEM and EDS images, it was found dysprosium segregates at the grain boundary, which is responsible for “p-type characteristics” of the grain boundaries. The reason that grain size decreases with increasing Dy2O3 concentration is given. The reason why the varistor sample has the excellent nonlinearity is explained.
  • Keywords
    Tin oxide , ceramics , Electrical properties , dielectric properties , varistors , Dysprosium oxide
  • Journal title
    MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: B
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: B
  • Record number

    2143747