摘要 |
A resistive element which includes an element body that contains, as its main constituent, an oxide conductor represented by RBaMn2O6 (wherein R is at least one selected from among Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Y) and which has a negative temperature coefficient; and a pair of electrodes for applying an electric field to a surface layer section of the element body. When the resistive element is used in, for example, an infrared light sensor, infrared light is detected in such a way that measures an electric current flowing through the element body, which is correlated with the resistance of the element body, when an electric field with an electric field intensity of 100 V/cm or more is applied to the element body. |