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Influence of V/Ni-doping on electrical properties and aging stability of ZnFe2O4-based NTC ceramics

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V/Ni co-doped zinc ferrite (Zn1-yNiyFe2-xVxO4, x = 0.01, 002, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05; y = 0.05, 015, 0.25) ceramics were prepared by solid-state reaction method. The effect of V and Ni contents on the electrical property and aging property of the ceramics were investigated. All the ceramics have a cubic spinel structure and show typical characteristics of negative temperature coefficient (NTC) of resistivity. For being doped with various V and Ni contents, the room temperature resistivities (ρ25) of the ceramics range from 0.037 MΩ·cm to 4.8 MΩ·cm, and NTC material constants (B values) vary between 3255 K and 6614 K. The Zn1-yNiyFe2-xVxO4 ceramic with x = 0.04 and y = 0.15 has high electrical stability with a resistance drift rate of 0.19% after having been aged at 150 °C for 500 h in air. The aging characteristic was investigated by analyzing cationic valences using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy before and after aging treatment.

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This work is supported by the research funding from the Hunan Wedid Materials Technology Co., Ltd., China (No. 738010241), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51767021), and the Research and Development program in key areas of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2019B090913002).

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    Wenbin Hao, Hong Zhang, Caiyun Gao, Bicai Li & Zhicheng Li

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Hao, W., Zhang, H., Gao, C. et al. Influence of V/Ni-doping on electrical properties and aging stability of ZnFe2O4-based NTC ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 17800–17809 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06316-4

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