Large internal stress induced nonlinear current-voltage behavior in nanodiamond strengthened ZnO ceramics.

ABSTRACT: The modulation of the electrostatic potential barrier at grain boundaries determines the performance of many ceramic-based electronics such as varistors. However, conventional protocols relying on complex doping and annealing processes inevitably increase the inhomogeneity of microstructure, which may jeopardize the performance stability and mechanical reliability in service. Instead of doping, herein we demonstrate an effective strategy to modulate the potential barrier in ZnO-based low-voltage varistors by exploiting internal stress-induced piezoelectric polarization. The local residual stress as large as ~1 GPa can be created in the ZnO matrix by incorporating ultra-stiff nanodiamond particles using a cold sintering process. As a result, the composite with only 2 wt% of nanodiamond exhi

SUBMITTER: Yan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557959 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature