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

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3265-3271

  Hrovat, Marko ^a   Belavič, Darko ^b   Kita, Jaroslaw ^c   Holc, Janez ^a   Cilenšek, Jena ^a   Drnovšek, Silvo ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b doo   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Electron microscopy; Sensors; X ray methods

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; BETA FACTORS; EDS ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; FIRING TEMPERATURE; GLASS PHASE; HIGH NOISE; LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; LTCC SUBSTRATES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; NTC THERMISTORS; SHEET RESISTIVITY; SINTERING RATE; THICK-FILM; X-RAY METHODS;

CESIUM; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SENSORS; SINTERING; THERMISTORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 68949147001     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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