Kutty, TRN and Raghu, N (1989) Varistors based on polycrystalline ZnO:Cu. In: Applied Physics Letters, 54 (18). pp. 1796-1798.
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Abstract
Sintered, polycrystalline ZnO ceramics with copper as the only additive exhibit highly nonlinear current‐voltage characteristics. Increasing nonlinearity index (α=4–45) with Cu concentration of 0.01–1 mol % is also variable with respect to ceramic processing methods. Incorporation of Cu in the ZnO lattice is indicated from the electron probe microanalysis and the photoluminescence spectra. Cu acceptors are compensated by holes in the grain boundary layers, whereas the concentration of intrinsic donors is higher in the grain interior. The presence of positive charges leads to thinning of the depletion region, resulting in nonlinear characteristics.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publication: | Applied Physics Letters |
Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Physics. |
Department/Centre: | Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre |
Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2010 07:00 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2010 06:14 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/31517 |
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