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Ag/ATO resistor pastes with adjustable temperature coefficients of resistance

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A series of Ag/antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) resistor pastes with various conductive phase components were prepared. The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), square resistance and stability of the resistors after re-sintering were studied. It was found that the TCR of Ag/ATO resistive pastes with an ATO content of 37− 31% varies from − 1000 to 2800 × 10−6 °C−1. All the resistors exhibited a low change rate of resistance after re-sintering and good performance in the degradation test. These results imply that the Ag/ATO resistor pastes are potential practical materials. In addition, the microscopic morphology of Ag at 0.1 μm, 0.5–1 μm, 1.5–2 μm and 2–4 μm particle sizes and the effect of particle size on TCR were investigated.

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This work was supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers No. LZ22E030003]; the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 2023J050]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 52273241] [grant numbers No. U1710257] ; the Supported by Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province [grant numbers 202103021224281]; and the National Key Research and Development Project of China [grant number 2021YFB3701500].

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  2. Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, CAS, Ningbo, 315201, Zhejiang, China

    Qian Ren, Gaojie Xu & Lei Duan

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Li, X., Ren, Q., Xu, G. et al. Ag/ATO resistor pastes with adjustable temperature coefficients of resistance. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 564 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12193-4

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