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PTCR ceramics produced from ultrasound activated barium titanate powders

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We have produced PTC thermistors from conventional and ultrasound activated barium titanate powders and have shown that the use of activated starting materials is an effective approach for improving the performance of PTC thermistors.

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  1. Belarussian National Technical University, pr. Nezavisimosti 65, Minsk, 220013, Belarus

    V. V. Klubovich

  2. Institute of Technical Acoustics, Belarussian Academy of Sciences, pr. Lyudnikova 13, Vitebsk, 210023, Belarus

    V. V. Klubovich, V. N. Shut, S. E. Mozzharov & V. L. Trublovsky

  3. Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, Moskovskii pr. 33, Vitebsk, 210038, Belarus

    V. N. Shut

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Klubovich, V.N. Shut, S.E. Mozzharov, V.L. Trublovsky, 2013, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 11, pp. 1252–1256.

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Klubovich, V.V., Shut, V.N., Mozzharov, S.E. et al. PTCR ceramics produced from ultrasound activated barium titanate powders. Inorg Mater 49, 1162–1166 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168513110083

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