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Ceramic materials with a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistance
Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-07-14
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Granted: 1985-10-08
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Expires: 2002-07-14
Abstract
Abstract Ceramic materials suitable for use in varistors, consisting essentially of a major proportion of SrTiO3, the balance being (1) at least one of Nb2O5, Ta2O5, WO3, La2O3, CeO2, Nd2O3, Y2O3, Sm2O3, Pr6O11, Eu2O3, and Dy2O3, for making the materials semiconductive, and (2) Na2O, for making surge-proof the varistors made from the ceramic materials. As desired, the compositions may further include one or more of Ag2O, CuO, MnO2, and SiO2 for a higher nonlinearity coefficient. Containing Na2O in proportions ranging from approximately 0.02 to 2.50 mole parts, the ceramic compositions make possible the provision of varistors suffering little from current or voltage surges in use.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Masuyama
- 👤 Susumu Hirooka
- 👤 Nobutatsu Yamaoka
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-31 08:33
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/10; H01C7/105; H01C7/108; H01C7/115; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C04B35/462; C04B35/465; C04B35/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A ceramic material with a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistance, comprising 100 mole parts of SrTiO 3 , from about 0.01 to about 3.00 mole parts of at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Nb 2 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , WO 3 , La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , Nd 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Sm 2 O 3 , Pr 6 O 11 , Eu 2 O 3 , and Dy 2 O 3 , and from about 0.02 to about 2.50 mole parts of Na 2 O.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A ceramic material with a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistance, comprising 100 mole parts of SrTiO 3 , from about 0.01 to about 3.00 mole parts of at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Nb 2 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , WO 3 , La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , Nd 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Sm 2 O 3 , Pr 6 O 11 , Eu 2 O 3 , and Dy 2 O 3 , and from about 0.02 to about 2.50 mole parts of Na 2 O.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A ceramic material as claimed in claim 1, further comprising from about 0.01 to about 3.00 mole parts of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of Ag 2 O, CuO, MnO 2 , and SiO 2 .
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