Influence of the Substrate on the Electrical Properties ofThick‐Film Resistors
Author(s) -
A. Cattaneo,
L. Pirozzi,
B. Morten,
M. Prudenziati
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
active and passive electronic components
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1026-7034
pISSN - 0882-7516
DOI - 10.1155/apec.6.247
Subject(s) - resistor , piezoresistive effect , substrate (aquarium) , gauge factor , materials science , thermal conduction , electrical resistance and conductance , optoelectronics , composite material , electrical engineering , engineering , fabrication , voltage , oceanography , geology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The effect of substrate type on the electrical properties of thick film resistors is determined. Five different substrates are used. The following properties are investigated: – thermal expansion, resistor profiles, resistance, TCR and resistor gauge factor. The resistors are physically inspected using X-ray diffractometry and electron probe analysis. This paper shows that conduction mechanism models for thick-film resistors generally need not take into account chemical and structural interactions with the substrate. However the effect of substrate on TCR values is significant for resistors exhibiting a large piezoresistive effect.
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