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BaTiO3 ceramic temperature sensor with improved positive temperature coefficient of resistance
Assignee: Control Devices LLC
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Filing: 1988-01-19
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Granted: 1991-07-09
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Expires: 2008-01-19
Abstract
Abstract Iron is used as a dopant in barium titanate semiconductor ceramic material to increase the positive temperature coefficient of resistance thereof. By the use of about 0.010 to 0.500 weight percent silica and about 0.0075 to 0.0190 weight percent iron, room temperature resisitivity can be kept adequately low while the temperature coefficient of resistance is significantly increased.
Inventors
- 👤 Jay G. Saxton
- 👤 Kazumasa Umeya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 17:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/02; H01C7/022; H01C7/023; H01C7/025; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C04B35/462; C04B35/465; C04B35/468; C04B35/4682; C04B35/4684
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
In a barium titanate positive temperature coefficient of resistance semiconductor composition to which a small amount of Fe ion has been added in order to increase alpha, the temperature coefficient of resistance, the improvement comprising adding a small effective amount of silica in the form of SiO 2 to the composition in order to permit a greater amount of Fe to be included in the composition than if there were no SiO 2 present, the amount of added silica being effective to reduce the room temperature resistivity of the composition below that of the composition without the silica, the amount of added silica being effective to increase alpha of the composition above that of the composition without the silica.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
In a barium titanate positive temperature coefficient of resistance semiconductor composition to which a small amount of Fe ion has been added in order to increase alpha, the temperature coefficient of resistance, the improvement comprising adding a small effective amount of silica in the form of SiO 2 to the composition in order to permit a greater amount of Fe to be included in the composition than if there were no SiO 2 present, the amount of added silica being effective to reduce the room temperature resistivity of the composition below that of the composition without the silica, the amount of added silica being effective to increase alpha of the composition above that of the composition without the silica.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of added silica is from about 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent of the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition of claim 1 containing barium, strontium, yttrium and titanium and having the composition shown in any of Examples 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 or 12 in Table 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1 containing barium, yttrium and titanium and having the composition shown in Example 15 of Table 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 1 containing barium, lead, yttrium and titanium and having the composition shown in any of Examples 16, 17 or 18 in table 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 containing barium, tin, yttrium and titanium and having the composition shown in Examples 19 or 20 in Table 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition of claim 1 containing barium, yttrium, titanium and either cerium or lanthanum or tantalum or dysprosium and having the composition shown in any of Examples 26, 27, 28 or 29 in Table 1.
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