A thermistor sintered body and a temperature sensor element that can adjust a resistance value in a wider range while suppressing an influence on a B constant. A thermistor sintered body of the present invention includes: a Y.sub.2O.sub.3 phase as a main phase; and a Y(Cr/Mn)O.sub.3 phase as a subphase, wherein a chemical composition of Cr, Mn, Ca, Pr and Y excluding oxygen includes one or two of Cr: 20 mol % or less and Mn: 20 mol % or less, Ca: 1 to 15 mol %, and Pr: 0.5 to 30 mol %, with the balance being unavoidable impurities and Y. In the present invention, preferably, the subphase is a Y(Cr,Mn)O.sub.3 phase or a YCrO.sub.3 phase, and Pr is dissolved in the Y(Cr,Mn)O.sub.3 phase or the YCrO.sub.3 phase.

A thermistor sintered body and a temperature sensor element that can adjust a resistance value in a wider range while suppressing an influence on a B constant. A thermistor sintered body of the present invention includes: a Y.sub.2O.sub.3 phase as a main phase; and a Y(Cr/Mn)O.sub.3 phase as a subphase, wherein a chemical composition of Cr, Mn, Ca, Pr and Y excluding oxygen includes one or two of Cr: 20 mol % or less and Mn: 20 mol % or less, Ca: 1 to 15 mol %, and Pr: 0.5 to 30 mol %, with the balance being unavoidable impurities and Y. In the present invention, preferably, the subphase is a Y(Cr,Mn)O.sub.3 phase or a YCrO.sub.3 phase, and Pr is dissolved in the Y(Cr,Mn)O.sub.3 phase or the YCrO.sub.3 phase.

An NTC ceramic part, an electronic component for inrush current limiting, and a method for manufacturing an electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment, an NTC ceramic part for use in an electronic component for inrush current limiting is disclosed, wherein the NTC ceramic part has an electrical resistance in the mΩ range at a temperature of 25° C. and/or at room temperature.

In an embodiment a component includes at least one carrier layer, the carrier layer having a top side and a bottom side and at least one functional layer arranged on the top side of the carrier layer, the functional layer including a material having a specific electrical characteristic, wherein the component is configured for direct integration into an electrical system as a discrete component.

A ceramic member includes a perovskite compound including La, Ca, Mn, and Ti as main components, wherein the amount of Ti is about 5 parts by mole or more and about 20 parts by mole or less, the amount of Ca is about 10 parts by mole or more and about 27 parts by mole or less, and the total amount of La and Ca is about 85 parts by mole or more and about 97 parts by mole or less based on the total amount of Mn and Ti of 100 parts by mole.

A ceramic dielectric including: a bulk dielectric including barium (Ba) and titanium (Ti); a ceramic nanosheet; and a composite dielectric of the bulk dielectric and the ceramic nanosheet.

A ceramic member includes a perovskite compound including La, Ca, Mn, and Ti as main components, wherein the amount of Ti is about 5 parts by mole or more and about 20 parts by mole or less, the amount of Ca is about 10 parts by mole or more and about 27 parts by mole or less, and the total amount of La and Ca is about 85 parts by mole or more and about 97 parts by mole or less based on the total amount of Mn and Ti of 100 parts by mole.

A ceramic member comprising a compound oxide of La, E and Mn, wherein AE is (i) Ca, or (ii) contains Ca and at least one of Sr and Ba with a total amount of Sr and Ba to a total of Ca, Sr and Ba of not more than 5 mol %, and a crystal system in a surface of the ceramic member is a monoclinic system.

A ceramic member comprising a compound oxide of La, E and Mn, wherein AE is (i) Ca, or (ii) contains Ca and at least one of Sr and Ba with a total amount of Sr and Ba to a total of Ca, Sr and Ba of not more than 5 mol %, and a crystal system in a surface of the ceramic member is a monoclinic system.

A composite thermistor material, a preparation method and an application thereof. The perovskite structure oxide and the pyrochlorite structure oxide are composite by solid state reaction method, which comprise process of ball milling, drying, and calcining. Then the thermistor ceramics with high temperature resistance and controllable B value are sintered at high temperature after mould forming, then the thermistor disks are coated by platinum paste, and then the platinum wire is welded as the lead wire to form thermistor element. The thermistor of the invention can realize temperature measurement from room temperature to 1000 C. and has good negative temperature coefficient thermistor characteristics. The thermistor coefficient B can be adjusted by changing the two-phase ratio to meet the requirements of different systems.