ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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1. An electrode comprising:
- a conductive layer, prior to firing, containing a photosensitive conductive paste containing a conductive component selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, titanium, lead, aluminum, tin, and alloys comprising one of these metals as the principal ingredient thereof; and
an oxidation protection layer containing boron oxide and covering the top surface of said conductive layer or covering the top and sides of said conductive layer or covering all locations of the conductive layer where-ever the conductive layer has been formed;
said electrode being formed by air firing said conductive layer and said oxidation protection layer simultaneously.
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Disclosed is an electrode, including a conductive layer containing a conductive component selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, titanium, lead, aluminum, tin, and alloys comprising one of these metals as the principal ingredient thereof, and an oxidation protection layer containing boron oxide, said oxidation protection layer covering the top surface of the conductive layer, or covering both the top surface and the sides of the conductive layer, or covering all locations where the conductive layer has been formed; the electrode being formed by air firing the conductive layer and the oxidation protection layer simultaneously.
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1. An electrode comprising:
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a conductive layer, prior to firing, containing a photosensitive conductive paste containing a conductive component selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, titanium, lead, aluminum, tin, and alloys comprising one of these metals as the principal ingredient thereof; and an oxidation protection layer containing boron oxide and covering the top surface of said conductive layer or covering the top and sides of said conductive layer or covering all locations of the conductive layer where-ever the conductive layer has been formed; said electrode being formed by air firing said conductive layer and said oxidation protection layer simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrode comprising:
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a conductive layer containing a conductive component selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, titanium, lead, aluminum, and alloys comprising one of these metals as the principal ingredient thereof; and an oxidation protection layer, prior to firing, containing photosensitive paste containing boron and covering the top surface of said conductive layer or covering the top and sides of said conductive layer or covering all locations of the conductive layer where-ever the conductive layer has been formed; said electrode being formed by air firing said conductive layer and said oxidation protection layer simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for manufacturing an electrode, comprising the steps of:
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coating a photosensitive conductive paste containing a conductive component selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, titanium, lead, aluminum, tin, and alloys comprising one of these metals as the principal ingredient thereof, onto a substrate; exposing said coated conductive paste in a predetermined pattern; developing said exposed conductive paste; coating a boron paste containing boron powder on top of said developed conductive paste; drying said boron paste; and air firing said conductive paste and boron paste. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for manufacturing an electrode, comprising the steps of:
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coating a conductive paste containing a conductive component selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, titanium, lead, aluminum, tin, and alloys comprising one of these metals as the principal ingredient thereof, onto a substrate; drying said coated conductive paste; coating a photosensitive boron paste containing boron powder on top of said dried conductive paste; exposing said coated photosensitive boron paste in a predetermined pattern; developing said conductive paste and exposed boron paste; and air firing said conductive paste and said boron paste.
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