Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters
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1987年
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26卷
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12期
关键词:
POTASSIUM AND ALLOYS - STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS - Grain Boundaries;
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摘要:
The grain boundary segregation profile of potassium in SrTiO//3 ceramics was revealed using HR-TEM (high-resolution transmission electron microscopy) and STEM (scanning transmission electron microscopy). HR-TEM showed precipitation-free grain boundaries in the specimen. STEM chemical analysis data, and K/Ti, K/Sr and Sr/Ti X-ray intensity ratios indicated a potassium segregation layer of less than 20 nm wide at the grain boundaries and Sr-site occupancy by potassium. These properties were considered responsible for the nonohmic current-voltage characteristic, i. e. , varistor behavior, of the specimen.