NTC ceramic part, electronic component for inrush current limiting, and method for manufacturing an electronic component

An electronic component comprising:

• at least one functional layer,
• wherein the functional layer comprises a Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) ceramic part configured to limit inrush current,
• wherein the NTC ceramic part comprises La(1-x)EA(x)Mn(1-a-b-c)Fe(a)Co(b)Ni(c)O(3±δ),
• wherein 0≤x≤0.5 and 0≤(a+b+c)≤0.5,
• wherein La denotes lanthanum, Mn denotes manganese, Fe denotes iron, Co denotes cobalt, Ni denotes nickel, and O denotes oxygen,
• wherein EA denotes an alkaline earth metal element, which is selected from the group consisting of magnesium, strontium, and barium,
• wherein δ denotes a deviation from a stoichiometric oxygen ratio, and
• wherein the NTC ceramic part has an electrical resistance of 30 mΩ or smaller at a temperature of 25° C.

An electronic component comprising:

• a plurality of functional layers;
• and
• first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes arranged one above another to form a stack,
• wherein each of the first and second internal electrodes is arranged between two adjacent functional layers,
• wherein the first internal electrodes are electrically conductively connected to a first external contact and the second internal electrodes are electrically conductively connected to a second external contact,
• wherein the functional layers are arranged such that both, the first and second external contacts, in a basic state and in a hot state of the electronic component, are electrically conductively connected to one another via the functional layers,
• wherein the functional layer comprises a Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) ceramic part configured to inrush current limiting, and
• wherein the NTC ceramic part has an electrical resistance of 30 mΩ or smaller at a temperature of 25° C.