摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conductive oxide sintered body having a proper electric characteristic, and having a characteristic in which the B constant is 1,500-3,000K, and to provide a thermistor element using the same, and further a temperature sensor using the same.SOLUTION: A conductive oxide sintered body 1 includes at least elements Y, M1, M2 Al and O selected from at least one kind of element M1 selected from among group 2 elements, at least one kind of element M2 selected from among group 4 excluding Cr, group 5, group 6, group 7 and group 8 elements, and elements Y, Al, Cr and O, and includes a conductive crystal phase having a perovskite-type crystal structure shown by general formula (YM1)(M2AlCr)Owherein coefficients in the general formula satisfy conditional formulas, and an insulating crystal phase shown by YAlO: 0.500≤a<1.000, 0.000<b≤0.500, 0.150≤c≤0.860, 0.100≤d≤0.800, and 0.000≤e≤0.050. |