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Optimization of the composition and sintering conditions of high-voltage ZnO varistor ceramics

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This paper presents a study aimed at optimizing the composition and sintering conditions of highvoltage ZnO varistor ceramics. We demonstrate that, with allowance for the cost of starting materials, the optimal composition of high-voltage ZnO varistor ceramics is as follows (wt %): ZnO, 90; Bi2O3, 2.76; Sb2O3, 1.92; Al2O3, 3.32; and Co2O3, 2. The optimal sintering conditions are isothermal holding at a temperature of 975°C for 2 h. The ceramics thus prepared have V b = 4.5 kV/mm, α = 50, I l = 1.1 μA/cm2, density ρ = 5.67 g/cm3 (relative density of 96.1%).

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  1. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials, Kola Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 26a, Apatity, Murmansk oblast, 184209, Russia

    O. G. Gromov, Yu. A. Savel’ev, E. L. Tikhomirova, A. T. Belyaevskii & E. P. Lokshin

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Original Russian Text © O.G. Gromov, Yu.A. Savel’ev, E.L. Tikhomirova, A.T. Belyaevskii, E.P. Lokshin, 2017, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 542–546.

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Gromov, O.G., Savel’ev, Y.A., Tikhomirova, E.L. et al. Optimization of the composition and sintering conditions of high-voltage ZnO varistor ceramics. Inorg Mater 53, 536–539 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168517050089

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