Patent ID: 6184771
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H01C

Abstract:
A sintered body comprising:zinc oxide; andbismuth, cobalt, antimony, manganese and nickel expressed as Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3, Co.sub.2 O.sub.3, Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3, MnO and NiO, and containing 0.05 to 10 mol % of Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.05 to 10 mol % of Co.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.05 to 10 mol % of Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.05 to 10 mol % of MnO and 0.05 to 10 mol % of NiO as auxiliary compositions, wherein a content ratio of Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 to NiO is in a mole ratio of 0.5 or more but 1.5 or less, wherein a content ratio of MnO to Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 is in a mole ratio of 1.0 or less and wherein the sintered body has a ratio V.sub.10kA /V.sub.1mA <1.5.