摘要 |
<p>A material for providing an electrically conducting contact layer, the material comprising a base material being any one of Ag, Cu, Sn, Ni, a first metal salt of one thereof, or an alloy of one or more thereof. The material further comprises In within a range of 0.01 at.% to 10 at.%, Pd within a range of 0.01 at.% to 10 at.%, and, unless already the base material comprises Sn at a higher amount, Sn within a range of 0.01 at.% to 10 at.%. From such material, a contact layer (6) can be provided that, compared to a coating of only the base material, has improved corrosion resistance and low contact resistance. Also disclosed is: an electrically conducting contact element (2) that comprises a substrate (4) and coated thereon a contact layer (6) comprising the material, a method for providing the contact element (2), and uses of the material as contact layer and target material.</p> |