Microstructure Design and Optimization of ZnO-Bi2O3-Sb2O3 Based Ceramic Varistors

2012 ◽  
Vol 519 ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
Cheng Peng ◽  
Dan Xie ◽  
Tian Ling Ren ◽  
Zhi Jian Peng

ZnO-based varistor; Microstructure; design and optimization; Electrical properties Abstract. ZnO-based ceramic varistors of a commercially available ZnO-based varistor composition were prepared under sintering system of different temperatures and dwelling times. The microstructure and electrical properties were investigated systematically and optimized. With increasing sintering temperature from 1035 to 1175 °C and dwelling time from 1 to 4 h, the composition and microstructure phases of the samples almost had no change, but the samples prepared at 1035 and 1175 °C presented the highest porosity; the nonlinear coefficient generally increased, but the samples prepared at 1145 and 1175 °C almost presented the same value of nonlinear coefficient; the varistor voltage decreased; and the samples sintered at 1035 and 1175 °C presented the highest leakage current. From the microstructure and electrical performance, it was proposed that, for the given varistors, the optimum sintering system was 1145 °C for 2 h.

2012 ◽  
Vol 724 ◽  
pp. 323-326
Author(s):  
Guang Liang Hu ◽  
Jian Feng Zhu

SnO2-based varistors were successfully fabricated from the mixed powders, SnO2, Co2O3, Nb2O5 and Cr2O3. The effects of sintering temperature (1250, 1300, 1350 and 1400 °C) on the microstructure and electrical properties were investigated. The results reveal that the grain size increases with increasing the sintering temperature, and the breakdown electrical filed decreases gradually. When the sintering temperature was 1300 °C, the nonlinear coefficient of the as fabricated SnO2 based varistors presents the maximum of 27. Meanwhile, the leakage current possesses the minimum of 4.5 µA.


2011 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Zhu ◽  
Guo Quan Qi ◽  
Hai Bo Mao ◽  
Hai Bo Yang ◽  
Fen Wang

Pr6O11 doped ZnO-based varistor powders were prepared by a method of pyrogenic decomposition nitrate, which were together with ZnO powders, made into rounded mass and sintered at different temperatures. The effects of sintering temperatures on the composition, microstructure and electrical properties of Pr6O11 doped ZnO-based varistors were investigated. The results show that the optimum sintering temperature is at 1150 °C with 6 μm ZnO average grain size and the samples possess the advantageous electrical properties: varistor voltage of about 480 V/mm, non linear coefficient reaching 44 and leakage current of 0.7 μA.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 702
Author(s):  
Muhamad Syaizwadi Shaifudin ◽  
Mohd Sabri Mohd Ghazali ◽  
Wan Mohamad Ikhmal Wan Mohamad Kamaruzzaman ◽  
Wan Rafizah Wan Abdullah ◽  
Syara Kassim ◽  
...  

This paper investigated the effects of Pr6O11 and Co3O4 on the electrical properties of ZnO-BaTiO3 varistor ceramics. The Pr6O11 doping has a notable influence on the characteristics of the nonlinear coefficient, varistor voltage, and leakage current where the values varied from 2.29 to 2.69, 12.36 to 68.36 V/mm and 599.33 to 548.16 µA/cm2, respectively. The nonlinear varistor coefficient of 5.50 to 7.15 and the varistor voltage of 7.38 to 8.10 V/mm was also influenced by the use of Co3O4 as a dopant. When the amount of Co3O4 was above 0.5 wt.%, the leakage current increased from 202.41 to 302.71 μA/cm2. The varistor ceramics with 1.5 wt.% Pr6O11 shows good nonlinear electrical performance at higher breakdown voltage and reduced the leakage current of the ceramic materials. Besides, the varistor sample that was doped with 0.5 wt.% Co3O4 was able to enhance the nonlinear electrical properties at low breakdown voltage with a smaller value of leakage current.


2016 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
pp. 271-274
Author(s):  
Gui Min Jiang ◽  
Ji Kang Yan ◽  
Gang Yang ◽  
Zhi Cao Duan ◽  
Kun Yong Kang ◽  
...  

The present study investigated the effect of the sintering temperature and (Y2O3, V2O5) co-doping on the performance of TiO2 varistor ceramic which has lower varistor voltage and high nonlinear coefficient. The results showed that the TiO2-based varistor ceramic which doped with 0.35% mol and 0.25% mol of Y2O3 and V2O5 has good comprehensive electrical performance and excellent dielectric constant sintered at 1200°C. Its varistor voltage V1mA is 38.1V, nonlinear coefficient is 4.6.


2014 ◽  
Vol 975 ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Tiago Delbrücke ◽  
Igor Schmidt ◽  
Sergio Cava ◽  
Vânia Caldas Sousa

The addition of different dopants affects the densification and electrical properties of TiO2 based varistor ceramics. The nonlinear current (I) and voltage (V) characteristics of titanium dioxide are examined when doped with small quantities (0.5-2 at.%) of strontium oxide. This paper discusses the electrical properties of such an SrO doped TiO2 system, and demonstrates that some combinations produce electrical properties suitable for use as low voltage varistors. The high value of the nonlinear coefficient (α) (6.6), the breakdown field strength (Eb) (328 V/cm) and the leakage current (Ir) (0.22 mA/cm2) obtained in a system newly doped with SrO, are all adequate properties for application in low voltage varistors.


2013 ◽  
Vol 820 ◽  
pp. 208-211
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Qi Bin Liu

To improve voltage-gradient and to reduce the sintering temperature of ZnO varistors, high voltage-gradient ZnO varistors were synthesized with a conventional solid state reaction route. By means of SEM and DC parameter instrument for varistor, the influence of different technological parameters on microstructure, voltage-gradient and leakage current of ZnO varistors was investigated. The experimental results show that by using the process that presintering the additives at 850°C, the density is improved, the voltage-gradient is increased, and the leakage current is decreased. The optimum voltage-gradient and leakage current are 371V/mm and 3μA, respectively.


2011 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 173-177
Author(s):  
Tian Guo Wang ◽  
Qun Qin ◽  
Wen Jun Zhang

The microstructure and nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of the varistor, which are composed of (Y2O3, Ta2O5)-doped TiO2 ceramics, were investigated for various sintering temperatures. It is assumed that the moderate sintering temperature improves the permitivity of TiO2 ceramics, together with high nonlinear properties. The varistor of 99.6 mol%-0.3 mol%Y2O3-0.1 nol%Ta2O5 composite sintered at 1400 °C has a maximal nonlinear coefficient of α =4.4, a low breakdown voltage of 10.8 V/mm, the ultrahigh electrical permittivity of 7.73× 104 and low tanδ of 0.34. The sintering temperature plays an important an important role on the nonlinear electrical characteristics and dielectric properties of the ceramics through its influences on the microstructure of samples.


2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 1070-1073
Author(s):  
Mo He ◽  
Qi Bin Liu ◽  
Chang Qi Xia

To obtain ZnO arrester with high voltage gradient and small size, through the optimizing foundamental formula of arrester and changing sintering temperature and holding time, the electrical properties and microstructure of varistors were studied. The density of varistors was determined by using the mass - volume method , voltage gradient and leakage current of ZnO arrester were measured with Ⅱ Surge Arrester Tester DC parameters, microstructure of varistor ceramics were studied by means XRD and SEM. The experimental results show that with increasement of the sintering temperature, the density of varistors increases, and the voltage gradient continues to decrease and leakage current almost keeps unchangable. As the holding time increases, while as the voltage gradient continues to decrease, and leakage current almost unchanges.


2016 ◽  
Vol 846 ◽  
pp. 410-415
Author(s):  
M.F.A. Zolkepli ◽  
Rozidawati Awang ◽  
Zalita Zainuddin

In this paper, the structural, magnetic and electrical properties of multiferroic BaFe12O19/MgFe2O4/BaTiO3 composites have been studied. BaFe12O19/MgFe2O4/BaTiO3 composites were synthesized by using the conventional solid state reaction technique and sintered at different temperatures. XRD analysis confirmed the existence of hexagonal BaFe12O19, cubic spinel MgFe2O4 and tetragonal BaTiO3 for ferrites and ferroelectric phases, respectively. The suitable sintering temperature for preparing BaFe12O19/MgFe2O4/BaTiO3 composites is between 1000 °C and 1050 °C. SEM analysis showed that as a whole the grain size increases and the pores is reduced with sintering temperature; thus the sample became denser. The coercive field and saturation magnetization decreases when sintering temperature is increased. Resistance of the samples decrease from 103 kW to 19 kW while the capacitance increases from 0.8 nF to 4.0 nF with sintering temperature.


2007 ◽  
Vol 334-335 ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Mei Zhu ◽  
Zhang Long Xie ◽  
Fa Luo ◽  
Wan Cheng Zhou

Sodium superionic conductor, NASICON ceramic (Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12, x=2), was hot-press sintered under different temperatures and the electrical properties of the obtained different samples were investigated. Results show that the relative density of the ceramics can be improved by hot-press process efficiently and the crystal size of the samples are closely related to sintering temperature. With the increase of sintering temperature, both the density and the crystal size of samples increase obviously, resulting in the increase of ionic conductivity of samples as the sintering temperature. When the sintering temperature reaches 1150oC, the ionic conductivity of sample is as high is 3.6×10-3S/cm, which is obviously higher than that of sample sintered at 1000oC (2.13×10-3S/cm). As the frequency increase, the real parts and the imaginary parts of complex dielectric constants for all the samples decrease in 8.2 GHz~12.4GHz frequency band. The ceramics obtained at the higher temperature possess the higher dielectric constant.


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