TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The thick-film paste further comprises one or more additives comprising germanium dioxide, gallium(III) oxide, indium(III) oxide, nickel(II) oxide, cobalt oxide, zinc oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, strontium oxide, tungsten oxide, barium oxide, selenium dioxide, molybdenum trioxide, tungsten trioxide, yttrium oxide, arsenic trioxide, lanthanum oxide, neodymium(III) oxide, bismuth oxide, tantalum pentoxide, vanadium pentoxide, iron(II) oxide, hafnium oxide, chromium(III) oxide, cadmium oxide, antimony trioxide, lead(II) fluoride, zirconium dioxide, manganese(III) oxide, phosphorus pentoxide, copper(II) oxide, lanthanum(III) oxide, praseodymium(III) oxide, aluminum oxide, neodymium(III) oxide, gadolinium oxide, samarium oxide, dysprosium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, ytterbium oxide, lutetium(III) oxide, cerium oxide, bismuth trifluoride, tin(II) oxide, silicon dioxide, silver oxide, niobium pentoxide, titanium dioxide, or metal halides comprising sodium chloride, potassium bromide, sodium iodide or lithium fluoride. The electrically conductive metal: comprises silver; and is 90-95 wt.% of the solids. The mole ratio of lead to tellurium of the lead-tellurium-oxide is 5/95 to 95/5. The organic medium further comprises a polymer and one or more additives comprising solvents, stabilizers, surfactants or thickeners. The lead-tellurium-lithium-oxide is at least partially crystalline. The lead-tellurium-lithium-oxide further comprises oxides of one or more elements comprising silicon, tin, titanium, silver, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, germanium, gallium, indium, nickel, zinc, calcium, magnesium, strontium, barium, selenium, molybdenum, tungsten, yttrium, arsenic, lanthanum, neodymium, cobalt, praseodymium, aluminum, gadolinium, samarium, dysprosium, europium, holmium, ytterbium, lutetium, bismuth, tantalum, vanadium, iron, hafnium, chromium, cadmium, antimony, bismuth, fluorine, zirconium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, cerium and/or niobium. Preferred Method: The thick-film paste composition is applied pattern-wise onto the insulating film. The firing step is carried out in air or an oxygen-containing atmosphere. EXAMPLE - Typical composition comprised: 5.57 wt.% of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate; 0.14 wt.% of ethyl cellulose; 0.04 wt.% of ethyl cellulose; 1 wt.% of n-tallow-1,3-diaminopropane dioleate; 0.50 wt.% of hydrogenated castor oil; 1.25 wt.% of pentaerythritol tetraester of perhydroabietic acid; 3.15 wt.% of dimethyl adipate; and 0.35 wt.% of dimethyl glutarate.