Current limiting and negative differential resistance in indium oxide based ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 539-544

  Glot, A B ^a   Mazurik, S V ^b   Jones, B J ^c   Bondarchuk, A N ^a   Bulpett, R ^c   Verma, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE LA MIXTECA   (Mexico)

^b OLES HONCHAR DNIPRO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Sintering; B. Grain boundaries; C. Electrical properties; E. Varistors; Indium oxide

Indexed keywords

A. SINTERING; B. GRAIN BOUNDARIES; C. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; E. VARISTORS; INDIUM OXIDE;

BISMUTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INDIUM; METAL ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; OXYGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; THERMAL EFFECTS; VARISTORS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 70449529736     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.06.033     Document Type: Article

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