Direct measurement of electrical and compositional inhomogeneities in PTC thermistors

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1217-1220

  Seaton, J ^a   Leach, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BaTiO3; Electrical properties; Grain size; Local properties; Thermistor

Indexed keywords

BARIUM TITANATE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LEAD; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SINTERING; STRONTIUM; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMISTORS;

POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (PTC) THERMISTORS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CERAMICS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0942299910     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00588-0     Document Type: Article

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