Abstract:
Results of a study of the current-voltage characteristics of composite resistors (varistors) based on nonpolar propylene and single-crystal silicon are presented. It is shown that the portion of a sharper increase in the current-voltage characteristic is described within the Pool–Frenkel thermal-field effect. It is found that ionized center concentrations $N_t$ increase (1.7–16) $\times$ 10$^{22}$ m$^{-3}$, carrier free path lengths decrease (4–1.9) $\times$ 10$^{-8}$ m, and potential well heights decrease with increasing filler percentage.