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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6995-6998 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 10 B |
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| State | Published - 22 Oct 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- (BiNa)TiO
- BaTiO
- Bismuth
- Lead-free materials
- Manganese
- PTCR