Abstract
The thick-film NTC thermistors were prepared by screen printing Ni 0.8Co 0.2Mn 2O 4 ceramic on the alumina. The influence of inorganic oxide binder composition and thickness of thermistor layer on the thermistor constant and initial resistivity are studied. The relation between the resistivity ( ρ) and the absolute temperature for the prepared thick-film thermistor comply with Arrhenius equation. The room temperature sheet resistivities of the thick films were in the range 0.56–7.45 MΩ cm and temperature sensitivity index in the range 1492–3335 K. Binder composition dependent agglomeration of microcrystallites is observed in the microstructure of the thick-film Ni 0.8Co 0.2Mn 2O 4 ceramic. The spinel ceramic was prepared by oxalate co-precipitation and sintering.
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