The positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTCR) sensors is resistor materials that undergo a sharp change in resistivity at a designed Curie temperature due to its unique structure and chemical composition. This effect serves important control functions in a wide variety of electronic circuitry and similar applications. Conventional calcining of mixed oxides method (CMO) is used for fabricating lanthanum doped barium titanate (BaTiO3) for PTCR behaviour through solid-state-sintering route, at 1100°C, 1350°C. Two batches of samples were fabricated at low and high sintering temperatures of 1100°C, 1350°C respectively. The effect of different concentrations of donor dopant on BaTiO3 on the electrical properties of Ba(1-x)LaxTiO3 with x= 0.0005, 0.001, 0.002, 0.0025, 0.003 mol%, is investigated at low sintering temperature. The influence of lantanum doping with Al2O3+SiO2+TiO2 (AST) as sintering aids on the electrical properties of Ba(1-x)LaxTiO3 with x= 0.0005, 0.001, 0.003 mol%, is also investigated. The results of the electrical characterization for the first batch of samples showed an increase in room temperature resistance with increaisng donor concentration. Also the results of the electrical characterization for the second batch of samples also showed the same increase in room temperature resistance with increasing donor concentration. For first batch of sensors the high room temperature resistance keeps the jump small and these materials showed V-shaped NTCR-PTCR multifunctional cryogenic sensor behavior with a strong negative coefficient of resistance effect at room temperature.Where as the second batch of sensors showed few orders of magnitude rise in resistivity values. The La-doped BaTiO3 ceramics co-doped with Mn gives an enhanced PTCR effect which can be exploited for various sensor applications.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-176).

The positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTCR) sensors is resistor materials that undergo a sharp change in resistivity at a designed Curie temperature due to its unique structure and chemical composition. This effect serves important control functions in a wide variety of electronic circuitry and similar applications. Conventional calcining of mixed oxides method (CMO) is used for fabricating lanthanum doped barium titanate (BaTiO3) for PTCR behaviour through solid-state-sintering route, at 1100°C, 1350°C. Two batches of samples were fabricated at low and high sintering temperatures of 1100°C, 1350°C respectively. The effect of different concentrations of donor dopant on BaTiO3 on the electrical properties of Ba(1-x)LaxTiO3 with x= 0.0005, 0.001, 0.002, 0.0025, 0.003 mol%, is investigated at low sintering temperature. The influence of lantanum doping with Al2O3+SiO2+TiO2 (AST) as sintering aids on the electrical properties of Ba(1-x)LaxTiO3 with x= 0.0005, 0.001, 0.003 mol%, is also investigated. The results of the electrical characterization for the first batch of samples showed an increase in room temperature resistance with increaisng donor concentration. Also the results of the electrical characterization for the second batch of samples also showed the same increase in room temperature resistance with increasing donor concentration. For first batch of sensors the high room temperature resistance keeps the jump small and these materials showed V-shaped NTCR-PTCR multifunctional cryogenic sensor behavior with a strong negative coefficient of resistance effect at room temperature.Where as the second batch of sensors showed few orders of magnitude rise in resistivity values. The La-doped BaTiO3 ceramics co-doped with Mn gives an enhanced PTCR effect which can be exploited for various sensor applications.

Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica a respeito dos rejuntes para revestimento cerâmico. A nomenclatura internacional é explorada e os tipos de rejunte e seus empregos são enumerados. Para embasar o leitor sobre o reves-timento cerâmico, os principais conceitos a ele relacionados são exibidos de forma sucinta. Uma vez que o rejunte é um componente importante do revestimento ce-râmico, suas funções dentro desse subsistema são abordadas em detalhes. O as-pecto de alívio de tensões é amplamente comentado, uma vez que essa é uma função essencial do rejunte, particularmente no caso de fachadas. Ao final, são abordados os aspectos de preparo e aplicação dos rejuntes, particularmente os produtos cimentícios. O rejuntamento de locais específicos, como encontros com selantes e interfaces com aparelhos sanitários são detalha-dos com vistas à diminuição da ocorrência de manifestações patológicas futuras. No trabalho experimental, painéis em forma de laje revestidos com placas cerâmicas são submetidos à flexão até a ocorrência de desplacamento, objeti-vando detectar qual a influência da largura da junta e do tipo de argamassa ade-siva na ruptura do corpo-de-prova. Os resultados indicam que a largura das juntas de assentamento assumem importância apenas quando a argamassa adesiva apresenta alta resistência de aderência. / This study presents a bibliographical revision regarding the ceramic tile grouts. Here, the international nomenclature is explored and the types of grouts as well as its employments are enumerated. To base the reader on the ceramic tile cladding, its main concepts are shown succinctly. Being the grout an important component of the ceramic tile cladding, its functions in this subsystem are broached in details. The aspect of stress relief is widely mentioned, for this is an essential function of grout, particularly in the case of facades. In the end, the aspects of the preparation and the application of grouts are broached, particularly the cementitious products. The grouting of specific places such as meetings of sealants and interfaces with sanitary devices is detailed viewing the decrease of the occurrence of future problems. In the experimental study, panels in flagstone form tiled with ceramic plates are submitted to flexion until the occurrence of rupture of these panels, aiming to detect the influence of the joint thickness and of the type of the adhesive mortar in the rupture of the sample. The results indicate that the nesting joint thickness only assumes importance when the adhesive mortar presents high resistance of adherence.

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