Abstract

ZnO varistors are widely used for the protection of electronic and electrical equipment against transient surges. ZnO–V2O5 based varistor system is a potential candidate which can co-fire with Ag, and avoids the use of expensive Pa and Pt as the inner electrode in making multilayer chip varistors. However, the study of ZnO–V2O5-based ceramics is still in the initial stage for practical applications. The current work reports the effects of Ta2O5 on the electrical properties of ZnO-V2O5 based varistor ceramics. It shows that within 850-925°C experimental sintering temperature, the addition of Ta2O5 (0.05-0.20 mol%) may not improve the nonlinear coefficient but reduces the breakdown field of ZnO–V2O5 varistor ceramics.

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