1999 年 46 巻 4 号 p. 364-370
The effects of sintering temperature (Ts; 1573-1748K) and time (ts; 0.6-14.4ks) and paste-baking-temperature or heating temperature (Tb or Th; 673-1273K; tb is 0.3ks) on PTCR characteristic were investigated for (Ba, Sr)Ti03 vacuum-sintered compact added with 3.9mass% TiO2(Ti) powder of 12.5mass% TiO2.
The results obtained were as follows; (1)PTCR characteristic developed at all TS (ts=3.6ks, Tb=853K). The electrical resistivity at room temperature (ρrt) showed a minimum value of 1.8x 102Ω⋅cm and the ρmax/ρrt showed a maximum value of about 106 at 1723K. (2)For all ts(Ts=1623K, Tb=853K), PTCR characteristic developed. The ρrt showed a minimum value of 2.6x 103Ω.cm at 7.2ks. (3) At Tb above 823K (Ts=1623K, ts=3.6ks), PTCR characteristic developed. The ρrt showed a minimum value of 1.0x l03Ω⋅cm. (4)The ρ-T curve of (Ba, Sr)Ti03+TiO2(Ti) vacuum-sintered compact was affected more largely by TS, ts and Tb than that of (Ba, Sr)Ti03 air-sintered compact. This was considered to be mainly due to the porous and fine grained microstructure in the former compact.