申请人:Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
公开号:US05739742A1
公开(公告)日:1998-04-14
A zinc oxide ceramic and a method for producing the zinc oxide ceramics are provided wherein a zinc oxide varistor for a high voltage which has excellent electric characteristics and great reliability for DC loading and surge can be produced in high yield by performing sintering at a temperature of 750.degree. to 1050.degree. C. At least one of B.sub.2 O.sub.3, Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, GeO.sub.2, LaO.sub.3, MgO, Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3, PbO, PrO, Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2, SnO.sub.2, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, WO.sub.3 and Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 powders and a Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 powder are mixed. A mixture thus obtained is heat treated at a temperature of 400.degree. to 700.degree. C. and ground to prepare a synthetic powder. 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of the synthetic powder and 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of at least one of CoO, MnO.sub.2 and NiO powders are added and ground for 100 parts by weight of a zinc oxide powder. A binder is added to the ground powder to form a sheet. A silver paste is applied to the surface of the sheet to laminate four sheets. A lamination is integrally sintered at a temperature of 840.degree. C. A zinc oxide varistor of a lamination type comprises an internal silver electrode, an internal silver counter electrode, an effective layer, a noneffective layer, and an external silver electrode.
提供了一种氧化锌陶瓷和制备氧化锌陶瓷的方法,其中可以在750°C至1050°C的温度下烧结,生产出具有优异电学特性和直流负载和浪涌方面极高可靠性的高压氧化锌压敏电阻器,并且可以高产率生产。混合至少一种B.sub.2 O.sub.3、Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3、GeO.sub.2、LaO.sub.3、MgO、Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5、Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3、PbO、PrO、Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3、SiO.sub.2、SnO.sub.2、Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5、WO.sub.3和Y.sub.2 O.sub.3粉末和Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3粉末,然后将所得混合物在400°C至700°C的温度下热处理并研磨以准备合成粉末。对于100份氧化锌粉末,添加0.5至20份合成粉末和0.1至5.0份CoO、MnO.sub.2和NiO粉末中的至少一种,然后研磨。向研磨后的粉末中添加粘合剂以形成薄片。将银浆涂在薄片表面上以层压四张薄片。在840°C的温度下整体烧结层压体。层压型氧化锌压敏电阻器包括内部银电极、内部银对电极、有效层、无效层和外部银电极。