摘要
The novel CuO-doped dense tin oxide varistor ceramics are investigated. The densification of tin oxide varistor ceramics could be greatly improved by doping copper oxide additives. The introduction of antimony additives into a SnO2. CuO ceramic system would make it possess excellent nonlinearity. The sample doped with 0.05 mol% Sb2 03 possesses the highest nonlinearity coefficient （α = 17.9） and the lowest leakage current density （ JL = 52μA cm^-2） among all the samples. A modified defect barrier model is introduced to explain the formation of the grainboundary barrier. The nonlinear behaviour of （Cu, Sb）-doped SnO2 varistor system could be explained by the barrier model.
The novel CuO-doped dense tin oxide varistor ceramics are investigated. The densification of tin oxide varistor ceramics could be greatly improved by doping copper oxide additives. The introduction of antimony additives into a SnO2. CuO ceramic system would make it possess excellent nonlinearity. The sample doped with 0.05 mol% Sb2 03 possesses the highest nonlinearity coefficient （α = 17.9） and the lowest leakage current density （ JL = 52μA cm^-2） among all the samples. A modified defect barrier model is introduced to explain the formation of the grainboundary barrier. The nonlinear behaviour of （Cu, Sb）-doped SnO2 varistor system could be explained by the barrier model.
基金
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50572056, and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China under Grant No Z2003F04.
