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Zinc oxide nanopowders were synthesized by a sol–gel method with gum tragacanth and zinc nitrate as raw materials. Gum tragacanth was used as stabilizer to control the mobility of zinc cations and the growth of the nanopowders. Thermo-gravimetric analysis, x-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the as-prepared samples. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles calcined at different temperatures had a hexagonal wurtzite structure with average particle size ranging from 32.29 nm to 42.83 nm. The crystallinity of ZnO nanoparticles was improved by increasing the calcination temperature. The density of ZnO varistor ceramics sintered at 1150°C for 2 h in air was 5.46 g/cm3, which was 97.5% of the theoretical density, their breakdown voltage was 4572 V/cm, and their nonlinear coefficient was ~16.8. This method can be used as an excellent alternative method for synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles with a plant extract as a raw material. Our experimental results show our method had the advantage of improving the electrical performance of ZnO varistors.
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This work was supported by Changzhou Science and Technology Innovation Project (CC20140048, CC20130204) and the 2014 Research and Innovation Project for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province.
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Liu, TT., Wang, MH., Su, H. et al. Gum Tragacanth-Mediated Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZnO Powder for Use in Varistors. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 3430–3435 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-3871-9
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