ELECTRODE FORMING METHOD FOR CERAMIC ELEMENT

PURPOSE:To eliminate burrs from the edge of a transferring part when an electrode is formed uniformly with a predetermined thickness on the terminal face of a ceramic element using a thermal transfer film. CONSTITUTION:An exfoliation layer 2b, an electrode layer 2c, and an adhesive layer 2d are laminated sequentially on a base film 2a to produce a thermal transfer film 2. The thermal transfer film is thermocompressed to the terminal face 1a of a ceramic element 1 on which an electrode is formed and the adhesive layer is bonded to the terminal face of the ceramic element. Subsequently, the thermal transfer film is pressed pneumatically in the exfoliating direction thus exfoliating the thermal transfer film and transferring thermally to the electrode layer. Thereafter, the ceramic element is heated to print the electrode layer onto the terminal face.