The ac electrical failure behaviors and mechanisms of current limiting BaTiO3-based positive-temperature-coefficient (PTC) ceramic thermistors coated with electroless nickel-phosphorous electrode

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 123-131

  Zhang, Daoli ^a   Zhou, Dongxiang ^a   Jiang, Shenglin ^a   Wang, Xiaohong ^a   Gong, Shuping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BaTiO3 based ceramic; Current limiting PTCR; Electroless nickel electrode; Failure behaviors; Failure mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BARIUM TITANATE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DELAMINATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; MELTING; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRESS;

ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICAL FAILURE; ELECTROLESS NICKEL-PHOSPHORUS ELECTRODE; VOLTAGE EFFECT;

THERMISTORS;

EID: 0037201877     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00189-9     Document Type: Article

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