Microstructural analysis of varistors prepared from nanosize ZnO

Materials Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 964-968

  Pillai, S C ^a,b   Kelly, J M ^a   McCormack, D E ^b   Ramesh, R ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^c Littelfuse Ireland Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakdown voltage; Nanostructures; Varistors; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

OXALIC ACID; SPINEL PHASES;

DEHYDRATION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VARISTORS;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BISMUTH; OXALIC ACID; OXIDE; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEATING; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PYROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 4344620639     PISSN: 02670836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/026708304225019821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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