ZnO varistor ceramics

Power loss stays stable

This varistor ceramic relies on oxygen adsorption at the grain boundary to keep the interface states stable, so the power loss does not keep climbing during long-term aging, making it suitable for demanding overvoltage protection.

Cheng, Zhuolin · Rou, Li · Long, Yiwei · Li, Jianying · Li, Shengtao · Wu, Kangning

Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2023

Advantages

Stable power loss when aged in air

Continuously increasing power loss when aged in nitrogen