Abstract
Significantly enhanced varistor properties via tailoring interface states were obtained in Ca 1–2 x /3 Y x Cu 3 Ti 4 O 12 -SrCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 composite ceramics. The breakdown field was improved to 35.8 kV cm −1 and the nonlinear coefficient in 0.1–1 mA cm −2 was enhanced to 14.6 for Ca 0.67 Y 0.5 Cu 3 Ti 4 O 12 -SrCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 . Noticeably, the withstand voltage of single grain boundary reached up to 24 V while the reported ones were constant to about 3 V. Greatly improved properties were attributed to the formation of superior grain boundary rather than the reduced grain size. Surprisingly, with distinct discrepancy of nonlinear performance in the composites, the resistance and activation energy of grain boundary exhibited little differences. Based on the double Schottky barrier at grain boundary and the field-assisted thermal emission model, it was found that the excellent electrical nonlinearity arose from the formation of deeper and broader interface states at grain boundary. In this case, interface states were not easily entirely filled and the barrier could maintain its height under applied voltage. This work provides a novel routine for enhancing the varistor properties of CaCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 based ceramics by manipulating interface states at grain boundary.
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