Standard-resistor compounds with adjustable operating temperature

Abstract

The broad peak of the temperature-resistivity curve ρ(T) in antiperovskite Mn3AgN can potentially be used to develop materials with temperature coefficients of resistance as low as that of the widely used standard-resistor material Manganin. By partially replacing Ag by In or Mn by Fe, we suppressed the peak height of ρ(T) in Mn3AgN to levels that in some cases were lower than that of Manganin, and by co-doping with Cu and In or Fe, the peak temperature could be controlled over a temperature width of at least 50 K around room temperature while retaining the broadness of ρ(T) curve.