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Chemical synthesis of a new tin dioxide based (SnO2 : Co, Al, Nb) varistor

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A new varistor composition based on SnO2 doped with Co, Al, and Nb has been successfully synthesized by a chemical route. It exhibits excellent nonlinear current-voltage (I-V) characteristics with α ≈ 72 and E 1mA ≈ 1820 V/mm.

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  1. Physical Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, 411 008, Pune, India

    P. N. Santhosh, H. S. Potdar & S. K. Date

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Santhosh, P.N., Potdar, H.S. & Date, S.K. Chemical synthesis of a new tin dioxide based (SnO2 : Co, Al, Nb) varistor. Journal of Materials Research 12, 326–328 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1997.0046

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