Microstructural and compositional aspects of ZnO-based varistor ceramics prepared by direct mixing of the constituent phases and high-energy milling

Ceramics International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1495-1502

  Bernik, S ^a   Brankovic G ^b   Rustja, S ^a   Zunic M ^b   Podlogar, M ^a   Brankovic Z ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

B. Microstructure final; C. Electrical properties; E. Varistors; High energy milling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; ENERGY RESOURCES; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LITHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXING; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE COMPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SINTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; VARISTORS; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE;

CONSTITUENT PHASES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GRAIN GROWTH (GG); GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION (GSD); HIGH-ENERGY MILLING; INVERSION BOUNDARIES; MECHANO CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; MICRO STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL HOMOGENEITY; PYROCHLORE PHASE; STARTING POWDERS; VARISTOR CERAMICS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 44649113992     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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