Effect of GeO2 on the Electrical Properties of TiO2-Nb2O5-Er2O3-SiO2 Varistor
摘要
GeO2 doped TiO2-Nb2O5-Er2O3-SiO2 varistor ceramics were fabricated by high-temperature sintering, and SEM results showed that GeO2 doping promoted the grain size to grow from 9.1 µm to 11.89 µm and the relative density increased from 92.4% to 96.0% with the doping content increasing. EDS analysis indicated that the doping with GeO2 induced more Er3+ and Nb5+ ions to dissolve into TiO2 matrix, which might facilitate the defect reaction. As a result, GeO2 doping reduced the breakdown voltage while increasing the nonlinear coefficient, and also improved the dielectric properties. The TiO2 sample doped with 0.6 mol.% GeO2 was found to exhibit the best comprehensive electrical properties with a low breakdown voltage (E1mA) of 2.50 V/mm, an enhanced nonlinear coefficient (α) of 5.9, relative dielectric constant (εr) of 1.87 × 105 and tan δ of 0.272 (at a frequency of 1 kHz).