Preparation and Electrical Properties of Multilayer Zinc Oxide Varistor by Gelcasting

Abstract:

Multilayer ZnO varistors were prepared by aqueous gel tape casting with water-soluble acrylamide as binder. 0.8wt% PAA dispersant was found to be the optimum concentration needed to prepare stable slurry. Plasticizer glycerol has a positive effect on the fluidity of the suspension and oxygen anti-polymerizing inhibitor PEG 2000 deteriorated the fluidity. The addition of 15wt. % PEG2000 eliminates the surface exfoliation absolutely due to the oxygenation of ether units. The solid loading of the slurry was about 71wt% compared to the custom acrylic formulation binder 60wt%. The multilayer ZnO varistors prepared by aqueous gel tape casting display comparable good electrical properties to those prepared by water-based tape casting using custom acrylic formulation binder which is attributed to the high solid loading of slurry.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 852)
• Pages: 285-290
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.852.285
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Mao Yan Fan, Li Fang Zhang, Hong Xiao, Tian Tian Xie
• Keywords: Gelcasting, Suspensions, Tape Casting, Varistors, ZNO

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