Positive temperature coefficient of resistivity effect of semiconducting BaTiO3-(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 ceramics prepared by a wet-chemistry route

  • Ping Hua Xiang*
  • , Hiroaki Takeda
  • , Tadashi Shiosaki
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Without any additional donor dopants, BaTiO3-(Bi 1/2Na1/2)TiO3 (BT-BNT) positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTCR) ceramics were successfully prepared by a wet-chemistry route. With 2 mol% BNT addition, the obtained BT-BNT ceramics had semiconductivity and exhibited a PTCR behavior at about 155°C. The onset temperature of the PTCR effect increased to ∼165 °C for the 4 mol% BNT added samples. Room-temperature resistivity ρRT increased with the content of BNT added and the ceramics changed from a semiconductor to an insulator, which was consistent with the variation of the microstructure. The temperature of resistivity anomaly in BT-BNT ceramics also increased with increasing BNT content. A small amount of manganese (Mn) dopant was found to improve the PTCR effect in the BT-BNT system. The possible mechanism underlying the PTCR effect in BT-BNT ceramics was proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6995-6998
Number of pages4
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
Volume46
Issue number10 B
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • (BiNa)TiO
  • BaTiO
  • Bismuth
  • Lead-free materials
  • Manganese
  • PTCR

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