Thick-film PTC thermistors and LTCC structures: The dependence of the electrical and microstructural characteristics on the firing temperature

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2237-2243

  Hrovat, Marko ^a   Belavič, Darko ^b   Kita, Jaroslaw ^c   Holc, Janez ^a   Cilenšek, Jena ^a   Golonka, Leszek ^c   Dziedzic, Andrzej ^c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b doo   (Slovenia)

^c WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Electron microscopy; Films; LTCC; Sensors

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FIRING TEMPERATURE; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS;

THERMISTORS;

DELAMINATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMISTORS;

EID: 33845580598     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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