Sintering and characterization of bismuth-oxide-containing zinc oxide varistors

Materials Characterization

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 371-378

  El Meliegy, E M ^a   Saleh, Hesham I ^a   Selim, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bi2O3 dopant; Nonlinear properties; Zincite phase; ZnO varistors

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; SINTERING; ZINC OXIDE;

NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; SOLID-STATE REACTIONS; ZINCITE PHASE;

VARISTORS;

EID: 4544310397     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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