Electrical-field induced nonlinear conductive behavior in dense zirconia ceramic

Yan Gao, Fangzhou Liu, Dianguang Liu, Jinling Liu, Yiguang Wang, Linan An*

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Abstract

The effect of the applied electric field on the conductive behavior of zirconia ceramics is studied by measuring its initial current-voltage curve at various temperatures. The results show that when the field strength is higher than the threshold for flash-sintering, the curves exhibit a nonlinear behavior by having an additional current on top of the linear current according to Ohm's law. Analyzing its transport behavior reveals that the additional current density is due to the extra oxygen vacancies induced by the electric field. The formation rate of the extra vacancies and associated current was related to the field strength.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)897-900
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Science and Technology
Volume33
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electric field effect
  • Flash sintering
  • Non-linear conductivity
  • Zirconia

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