The Effect of Point Defects on DC Degradation of ZnO Varistors

  • Xia Zhao
  • , Weidong Shi
  • , Boyu Zhang
  • , Men Guo
  • , Yao Wang
  • , Jianying Li

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Abstract

Lowered power loss and asymmetrical reference voltage are reported in the DC degradation of ZnO varistors in this paper. Based on the frequency domain dielectric responses of the pristine and degraded samples, the present study explores the roles of point defects in the degradation process via dielectric relaxations and their activation energies. It is found that the degradation leads to the decrease of the activation energies for the two relaxations under high temperature. Given the lowest migration barrier for Zni (0.57 eV) and high conduction of oxygen ion in Bi-rich phase, it is speculated that Zni and Oad? migrate under DC bias, and then change the defect structure and the double Schottky barrier (DSB) at grain boundaries, during which the reverse-biased barrier height gradually increases, leading to the lowering of power loss.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728155111
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Sep 2020
Event7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020 - Beijing, China
Duration: 6 Sep 202010 Sep 2020

Publication series

Name7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period6/09/2010/09/20

Keywords

  • ZnO varistors
  • degradation
  • double Schottky barrier
  • point defects

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