摘要 |
<p>An electrical device (1) containing a resistive element (9) composed of a conductive polymer composition which exhibits PTC behavior which is attached to two metal foil electrodes (11, 13). The device is prepared by a method which includes the steps of (a) cutting the device from a laminate containing the conductive polymer composition positioned between two metal foils; (b) exposing the device after the cutting step to at least one thermal excursion from a first temperature which is at most (Tm-100) °C to a second temperature which is at most (Tm-25) °C; and (c) crosslinking the conductive polymer composition after the thermal excursion. The devices of the invention have low resistance and are useful as circuit protection devices.</p> |