Provided is a resin material having non-ohmic properties which has favorable characteristics as a varistor and has a high degree of molding freedom and impact resistance. A resin material 10 comprises: an insulating matrix 11 made of a first resin material; an island-form conductive dispersed phase 12 made of a conductive second resin material which is incompatible with the first resin material and is more wettable to a microvaristor 13 described later than the first resin material is, wherein the island-form conductive dispersed phase is dispersed in an island form in the matrix and has a volume ratio of less than 16% in the whole resin material; and a microvaristor 13 comprising ceramic particles having non-ohmic properties, wherein the ceramic particles are dispersed in the matrix 11 and electrically contacted with each other via the island-form conductive dispersed phase 12.

An electronic component and a method for producing an electrical component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the electronic component includes a functional body having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface faces away from the first surface, and a contact electrically linked to the first surface, the contact having an edge region and a central region, wherein the functional body has a first electrical resistance between the first surface and the second surface in a first functional body portion, which overlaps the edge region of the contact as viewed in a plan view of the electronic component, that is greater than a second electrical resistance between the first surface and the second surface in a second functional body portion, which overlaps the central region of the contact as viewed in a plan view of the electronic component.

A porous carbon has an I.sub.D/I.sub.G of 2.0 or more in a Raman spectrum measured by Raman spectroscopy with respect to the porous carbon wherein the I.sub.G is an accumulated intensity of a peak for G band around 1590 cm.sup.1, and the I.sub.D is an accumulated intensity of a peak for D band around 1350 cm.sup.1. The porous carbon has pores having a size of less than 1 m. The porous carbon can be contained in a resin composition for producing a varistor element.

A porous carbon has an I.sub.D/I.sub.G of 2.0 or more in a Raman spectrum measured by Raman spectroscopy with respect to the porous carbon wherein the I.sub.G is an accumulated intensity of a peak for G band around 1590 cm.sup.1, and the I.sub.D is an accumulated intensity of a peak for D band around 1350 cm.sup.1. The porous carbon has pores having a size of less than 1 m. The porous carbon can be contained in a resin composition for producing a varistor element.

A multilayer varistor includes a sintered body, an internal electrode disposed in the sintered body, a high-resistance layer covering at least part of the sintered body, and an external electrode covering part of the high-resistance layer, the external electrode being electrically connected to the internal electrode. An arithmetic mean roughness of a surface of the high-resistance layer is greater than or equal to 0.06 m.

A multilayer varistor includes a sintered body, an internal electrode disposed in the sintered body, a high-resistance layer covering at least part of the sintered body, and an external electrode covering part of the high-resistance layer, the external electrode being electrically connected to the internal electrode. An arithmetic mean roughness of a surface of the high-resistance layer is greater than or equal to 0.06 m.

A layered varistor includes a sintered body, first, second, and third internal electrodes that disposed on a first interface and inside the sintered body and that do not contact one another, a fourth internal electrode that is disposed on a second interface different from the first interface and that overlaps a part of the first internal electrode and a part of the third internal electrode when viewed in a third direction, a fifth internal electrode that is disposed on a third interface different from the first interface and that overlaps a part of the second internal electrode and a part of the third internal electrode when viewed in the third direction, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, and a third external electrode. The fourth internal electrode and the fifth internal electrode do not overlap each other when viewed in the third direction.

A layered varistor includes a sintered body, first, second, and third internal electrodes that disposed on a first interface and inside the sintered body and that do not contact one another, a fourth internal electrode that is disposed on a second interface different from the first interface and that overlaps a part of the first internal electrode and a part of the third internal electrode when viewed in a third direction, a fifth internal electrode that is disposed on a third interface different from the first interface and that overlaps a part of the second internal electrode and a part of the third internal electrode when viewed in the third direction, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, and a third external electrode. The fourth internal electrode and the fifth internal electrode do not overlap each other when viewed in the third direction.