Interface states and MWS polarization contributions to the dielectric response of low voltage ZnO varistor

Ceramics International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-214

  Tsonos, C ^a   Kanapitsas, A ^a   Triantis, D ^b   Anastasiadis, C ^b   Stavrakas, I ^b   Pissis, P ^c   Neagu, E ^d  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAMIA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

B. Grain boundaries; B. Interfaces; C. Dielectric properties; D. ZnO

Indexed keywords

B. GRAIN BOUNDARIES; B. INTERFACES; BLOCK MODELS; BULK TRAPS; C. DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DAVIDSON; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; INTERFACE STATE; INTERFACE STATES DENSITY; INTERGRANULAR; LOW VOLTAGES; MICROREGIONS; RELAXATION MECHANISM; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE REGIONS; THERMALLY STIMULATED DEPOLARIZATION CURRENTS; ZNO; ZNO VARISTORS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POLARIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY; VARISTORS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 78649324146     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2010.08.036     Document Type: Article

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