Thermistor
A thermistor that includes: a base layer containing a resin component; a thermistor layer on the base layer, wherein the thermistor layer is a composite which includes a plurality of particles including a metal oxide containing at least one first metal element that is at least one of Mn and Ni, and an amorphous phase between the plurality of particles and which contains the same metal element as the first metal element; two electrodes, wherein the two electrodes include at least one second metal element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Ag, and Ni; and a bonding layer between the two electrodes and the thermistor layer, the bonding layer comprising the composite, the second metal element, and the resin component.
1 . A thermistor comprising:
a base layer containing a resin component;
a thermistor layer on the base layer, wherein the thermistor layer is a composite which includes a plurality of particles including a metal oxide containing at least one first metal element that is at least one of Mn and Ni, and an amorphous phase between the plurality of particles and which contains the same metal element as the first metal element;
two electrodes, wherein the two electrodes include at least one second metal element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Ag, and Ni; and
a bonding layer between the two electrodes and the thermistor layer, the bonding layer comprising the composite, the second metal element, and the resin component.
2 . The thermistor according to claim 1 , wherein a structure comprising the thermistor layer and the two electrodes defines two surfaces that face each other, and the two surfaces have irregularities smaller than a thickness of the two electrodes or the two surfaces are flat.
3 . The thermistor according to claim 1 , wherein the two electrodes are arranged on the base layer and spaced apart from each other, and the thermistor layer is disposed on the two electrodes and the base layer.
4 . The thermistor according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal element further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Al, Co, and Cu.
5 . The thermistor according to claim 1 , wherein the resin component contains at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyetherimide, polyamideimide, polyimide, polytetrafluoroethylene, an epoxy resin, and a liquid crystal polymer.
6 . The thermistor according to claim 1 , wherein an average particle size of the metal oxide particles is 0.01 μm to 100 μm.
7 . The thermistor according to claim 1 , wherein a content of silicon oxide in the composite is 0.1% by mass or less.
8 . A thermistor comprising:
a base layer containing a resin component;
a thermistor layer on the base layer, wherein the thermistor layer comprises a composite which includes a plurality of particles including a metal oxide containing at least one first metal element that is at least one of Mn and Ni, and an amorphous phase between the plurality of particles and contains the same metal element as the first metal element;
two electrodes, wherein the two electrodes include a base material including at least one second metal element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Ag, and Ni; and
a coating layer on a surface of the base material, the coating layer including at least one third metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Zn, Cr, W, Mo, Cu, and Ti.
9 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , further comprising a bonding layer between the two electrodes and the thermistor layer, the bonding layer comprising the composite, the third metal element, and the resin component.
10 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , further comprising a bonding layer between the two electrodes and the thermistor layer, the bonding layer comprising the composite, the second metal element, the third metal element, and the resin component.
11 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein a structure comprising the thermistor layer and the two electrodes defines two surfaces that face each other, and the two surfaces have irregularities smaller than a thickness of the two electrodes or the two surfaces are flat.
12 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein the two electrodes are arranged on the base layer and spaced apart from each other, and the thermistor layer is disposed on the two electrodes and the base layer.
13 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein the first metal element further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Al, Co, and Cu.
14 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein the resin component contains at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyetherimide, polyamideimide, polyimide, polytetrafluoroethylene, an epoxy resin, and a liquid crystal polymer.
15 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein an average particle size of the metal oxide particles is 0.01 μm to 100 μm.
16 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein a content of silicon oxide in the composite is 0.1% by mass or less.
17 . The thermistor according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the coating layer is 0.1 to 1.0 μm.