ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The effects of PbO-B2O3 based glasses on the nonlinear exponent, leakage current, cooling rate sensitivity and degradation behaviour of ZnO varistors were investigated. Measurements of capacitance-voltage (C-V), current-voltage (I-V), dielectric properties, degradation behaviour as well as microstructural observations, were performed. It was found that leakage current, cooling rate sensitivity and degradation behaviour were generally improved, while the nonlinear exponent was only affected slightly by the glass dopants. The effects of glass dopant were explained by the lower dissolution of manganese and cobalt in ZnO grains, which increased donor density, trap density, and hence barrier height. The improved degradation behaviour caused by addition of glass dopant was interpreted by a decrease of concentration of zinc vacancy which tended to lower barrier height as it moved away from the boundary layer under the electric field.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01105718
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