文摘
As a positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTCR) material, (1-x)BaTiO3-xK0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (BT-KBT, 0.05?x ?.15) ceramics without any donor doping were prepared by a conventional oxide mixing method. All samples were sintered in an Ar atmosphere at 1280?~-350°C, subsequently, reoxidized at 800?~-100°C in a gas mixture (99?%Ar-?%O2). The PTCR behavior of BT-KBT ceramics were investigated in terms of KBT content, reoxidation temperature and time. The results showed that the BT-KBT ceramics exhibited an abrupt increase in their resistivity near the Curie temperature (Tc) after annealing in gas mixture, Tc of 0.9BT-0.1KBT ceramic was shifted to a higher temperature (~150°C). Furthermore, the room-temperature resistivity (ρRT) of ceramic samples sintered in Ar and reoxidized in a gas mixture decreased to 102?Ω·cm. The jump in resistivity (maximum resistivity [ρmax]/minimum resistivity [ρmin]) was enhanced by three orders of magnitude through a suitable reduction–reoxidation method without sacrificing the ρRT.