Abstract: A thermal head obtained by calcining a mixed material comprising at least ruthenium oxide particles having specific surface area of 10 to 45 m.sup.2 /g and a particle size of 1 .mu.m as the upper limit value of particle size distribution, glass fine particles and a dispersant which disperses these fine particles and disappears by calcining can reduce scattering of resistance values and give high image quality at thermal printing.
Abstract: A thermal head obtained by calcining a mixed material comprising at least ruthenium oxide particles having a specific surface area of 10 to 40 m.sup.2 /g and a particle size of 1 .mu.m as the upper limit value of particle size distribution, glass fine particles and a dispersant which disperses these fine particles and disappears by calcining can reduce scattering of resistance values and give high image quality at thermal printing.