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Investigation of nonlinear electrical properties of ZnO/PPy nanocomposite and its application as a low-voltage varistor

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Abstract The present study reports the electrical characteristics of a low voltage ZnO/Polypyrrole nanocomposite varistor which was fabricated as a thin disk based on zinc oxide with different weight percentages… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The present study reports the electrical characteristics of a low voltage ZnO/Polypyrrole nanocomposite varistor which was fabricated as a thin disk based on zinc oxide with different weight percentages of polypyrrole as additive using a cold pressing method. Current-voltage characteristics and nonlinear coefficients of the ZnO/Polypyrrole nanocomposite thin disks were studied in direct current mode. Results showed good varistor behavior of prepared ZnO/Polypyrrole nanocomposite. According to the results, ZnO/Polypyrrole nanocomposite thin disk varistors can be utilized to preserve circuits from 35 V up to 350 V over voltages. I-V characteristics of nanocomposite samples showed that by increasing zinc oxide content from 98.52% to 99.01%, the breakdown voltage of ZnO/Polypyrrole nanocomposite varistor increased whereas its nonlinear coefficient decreased. However, more increase in ZnO content of nanocomposite caused to the reduction of its breakdown voltage and increase of nonlinear coefficient. The results obtained from SEM micrographs indicated that by increasing ZnO content, both the grain numbers and their morphologies are changed which is caused the different effects in the grain boundaries, I-V characteristics, and varistor properties of nanocomposites. As a very important result, in this experimental work, an ideal varistor with sufficient low breakdown voltage and acceptable high nonlinear coefficient was obtained.

Keywords: voltage; low voltage; polypyrrole nanocomposite; zno polypyrrole; varistor

Journal Title: Physica B: Condensed Matter
Year Published: 2018

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