Pr_6O_(11)对ZnO压敏材料显微结构的影响

Effects of Rare Earth Oxide on Microstructure of Zinc Varistors

研究了在ZnO压敏材料组分中以溶液方式加入稀土氧化物Pr6O11后其微观结构的变化。结果表明,Pr6O11的加入改变了ZnO尖晶石相的生成途径,使该材料在低于700℃时生成大量焦绿石相(Bi3Zn2Sb3O14)。当烧成温度高于900℃时,焦绿石相分解生成细小的二次尖晶石相(Zn7Sb2O12)。这种二次生成的细小尖晶石使材料晶粒尺寸减小,分布均匀;此外,Pr6O11的引入能生成含Pr物相,以及Pr氧化物相也有利于材料的晶粒细化。晶粒细化结果改善了ZnO压敏材料的压敏电压和非线性特性,与掺杂前相比,压敏电压提高了约60%。

The influence of Pr6O11 on the microstructure of ZnO varistors was researched. The results of experiment indicate that addition of Pr6O11 leads to the change of the formation process of the spinel phase. A lot of pyrochlore phases （ Bi3Zn2Sb3O14 ） produce at about 700 ℃, and decompose to fine spinel phase （Zn7Sb2O12） when the temperature reaches to 900 ℃.This type of spinel phase makes ZnO crystal size minor. Also, the phase contained the Pr and different Pr oxides, which makes the whole material crystal size more uniform and compact. The fine structure improves the threshold voltage by about 60%, and modifies nonlinear coefficient of the ZnO material.