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Abnormal Behavior of B2O3 Vapor Dopants in BaTiO3 Based PTCR Ceramics

QI Jian-Quan; LI Long-Tu; ZHU Qing; Wang Yong-Li; GUI Zhi-Lun   

  1. Dept. of Mater. Sci. and Eng.; Tsinghua Univ. Beijing 100084; China
  • Received:2000-07-10 Revised:2000-08-28 Published:2001-07-20 Online:2001-07-20

Abstract: The PTCR (Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistivity) effect of BaTiO3 based semiconducting ceramics is usually allied to the donor or acceptor. B2O3 with
high vapor pressure at high temperatures can be used as vapor dopants. The behavior of B2O3 vapor dopants was studied in BaTiO3 based semiconducting
ceramics. The dramatic results show that the resistivity jumping of the samples is improved distinctly, in the mean time, the room temperature resistivity is also
increased. The enhancement of the PTCR effect of the samples doped with B2O3 vapor is possibly associated with the interstice of boron ion and barium vacancy or
their related composite defects.

Key words: B2O3, BaTiO3, PTCR

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