Electrical Conduction by Percolation in Thick Film Resistors
Author(s) -
F. Forlani,
M. Prudenziati
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
active and passive electronic components
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1026-7034
pISSN - 0882-7516
DOI - 10.1155/apec.3.77
Subject(s) - resistor , percolation (cognitive psychology) , materials science , electrical conduction , thermal conduction , percolation threshold , composite material , condensed matter physics , electrical resistivity and conductivity , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , psychology , voltage , neuroscience
Thick film resistors are widely used in microelectronic devices, however the mechanism of electrical conduction in these resistors has not yet been fully understood. In particular the anomalous behaviour of the temperature coefficient of resistance (T.C.R.) vs. temperature for a purely ohmic resistor has not been explained. The anomaly is that the T.C.R. is negative at low temperatures, is zero around room temperature and becomes positive at higher temperatures.
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