Wide range dielectric spectroscopy of ZnO-based varistors as a function of sintering time

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1205-1208

  Fernandez Hevia D ^a   Peiteado, M ^b   de Frutos, J ^a   Caballero, A C ^b   Fernandez J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Grain boundaries; Impurities; Varistors; ZnO

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SINTERING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VARISTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACE TRAPS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CERAMICS; SINTERING;

EID: 0942267386     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00411-4     Document Type: Article

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