Published April 1, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Grain boundary electronic states in some simple ZnO varistors

  • 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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The spatial density and energy distribution of grain boundary electronic states were measured in Bi-Co-ZnO and Pr-Co-Al-ZnO varistors. A large density of trap states was observed 0.6 to 0.7 eV below the conduction-band edge in both compositions. The physical origin of these states is extrinsic and may be attributed to Bi or Pr ions in the boundaries

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Journal Title
J. Appl. Phys.
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
7
Series
J. Appl. Phys.
Journal Page Range
2571-2574
ISSN
0021-8979
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JAPIA