The effect of aluminium oxide on the residual voltage of ZnO varistors

Ceramics International

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 783-789

  Houabes, Mourad ^a   Bernik, Slavko ^a   Talhi, Chabane ^a   Bui, Ai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

C. Electrical properties; E. Varistors; ZnO based ceramics

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VARISTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; RESIDUAL VOLTAGE; THERMODYNAMIC SATURATION; ZNO-BASED CERAMICS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 20344362436     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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