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Positive coefficient thin-film thermistor

US5214738A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1991
Grant dateMay 25, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01C7/021
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A positive coefficient thin-film thermistor which is a thin film exhibiting a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) characteristic and having a thickness of 0.005 to 5 .mu.m and electrodes as constituting elements, and wherein the thin film is compound of a barium titanate based composition and the PTC characteristic is represented by a resistance variation in the transition of region of 1-10 orders of magnitude and a maximum resistance temperature variation rate of 1-20 orders/.degree.C.

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