Abstract
Thick film resistor paste was made utilizing oxide materials such as SnO, SnO＋Sb2O3, and SnO＋Zn. The oxide materials were mixed respectively with Q-12 glass powder and finally suspended in ethyl cellulose dissolved in ethyl cellosolve. Thick film resistor was made by screen printing the paste on the alumina substrate and firing it at a suitable temperature. Among thick films made from the resistor paste, the thick film containing 85% SnO and fired at $600^{\circ}C$ demonstrated the finest electrical properties showing 10 K ohm in sheet resistance, 110 ppm/$^{\circ}C$ in TCR. In general, TCR of the thick films made from the oxide-mixture paste is good in linearity, therefore it is suggested the oxide-mixture paste is utilized as the negative thermistor.