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Effect of Isovalent Ba-Site Substitutions on the Properties of (Ba1 – x – y M y Y x )TiO3(M = Ca, Sr, Pb) PTCR Ceramics

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An approach is proposed for fabricating fine-grained, low-resistivity BaTiO3-based PTCR ceramics via partial isovalent substitutions on the Ba site. The grain size of the ceramics thus prepared is shown to decrease as the ratio of ionic radii r(Ba2+)/r(M2+) (M = Ca, Sr, Pb) increases. Isovalent substitutions on the Ba site narrow down the range of donor dopant (yttrium) concentrations in which PTCR materials can be prepared. The experimental results agree well with thermodynamic calculations under the assumption that the materials contain the Y3+Ti3+O3 phase, as suggested by ESR data, which point to the presence of Y3+–Ti3+ associates. Partial calcium, strontium, and lead substitutions on the Ba site reduce the average grain size of PTCR ceramics, which is probably due to the lattice strain arising from the isovalent substitution. Partial replacement of Ba2+ with mixtures of different isovalent elements (e.g., Sr2+ and Pb2+) offers the possibility of obtaining fine-grained, low-resistivity PTCR ceramics, without changing the phase transition temperature.

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  1. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, pr. Akademika Palladina 32/34, Kiev-142, 03680, Ukraine

    A. G. Belous, O. I. V'yunov & L. L. Kovalenko

  2. ICFAM Italian National Research Council, Via de Marini 6, Genoa, I-16149, Italy

    V. Buscaglia & M. Viviani

  3. DICheP, Faculty of Engineering, University of Genoa, SEDE di Piazzale J.F. Kennedy 1, Genoa, I-16129, Italy

    P. Nanni

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Belous, A.G., V'yunov, O.I., Kovalenko, L.L. et al. Effect of Isovalent Ba-Site Substitutions on the Properties of (Ba1 – x – y M y Y x )TiO3(M = Ca, Sr, Pb) PTCR Ceramics. Inorganic Materials 39, 133–138 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022142528744

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