Synthesis of nanocrystalline Ni1Co0.2Mn1.8O4 powders for NTC thermistor by a gel auto-combustion process

Weimin Wang, Xiangchun Liu, Feng Gao, Changsheng Tian

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Abstract

Nanocrystalline Ni1Co0.2Mn1.8O4 powders were synthesized via a gel auto-combustion process of nitrate-citrate gels. The investigation on the gels by XRD shows that a stable sol-gel can be formed by adding ethylene glycol (EG) and adjusting the pH values. The dried gels exhibit auto-catalytic combustion behavior. The reaction mechanism has been given by detailed studies based on DTA-DSC and XRD techniques. After being sintered at about 1150 °C, well-densified NTC ceramics with B values higher than 3600 k were obtained. It is demonstrated that the synthesized powder is high sinter active, and can be used for NTC thermistor application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)459-462
Number of pages4
JournalCeramics International
Volume33
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2007

Keywords

  • A. Sol-gel process
  • B. Nanocomposition
  • NTC thermistors

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