TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The metallic glass contains aluminum-based metallic glass, cerium-based metallic glass, strontium-based metallic glass, gold-based metallic glass, ytterbium metallic glass, zinc-based metallic glass, calcium-based metallic glass, magnesium-based metallic glass, platinum-based metallic glass, palladium-based metallic glass and/or zirconium-based metallic glass. At least one of aluminum-based metallic glass, cerium-based metallic glass, strontium-based metallic glass, gold-based metallic glass, ytterbium metallic glass, zinc-based metallic glass, calcium-based metallic glass, magnesium-based metallic glass, platinum-based metallic glass, palladium-based metallic glass and/or zirconium-based metallic glass, is an alloy containing aluminum, cerium, strontium, gold, ytterbium, zinc, calcium, magnesium, platinum, palladium and zirconium as a main component, respectively. At least one of aluminum-based metallic glass, cerium-based metallic glass, strontium-based metallic glass, gold-based metallic glass, ytterbium metallic glass, zinc-based metallic glass, calcium-based metallic glass, magnesium-based metallic glass, platinum-based metallic glass, palladium-based metallic glass and/or zirconium-based metallic glass, further contains nickel, yttrium, cobalt, lanthanum, zirconium, iron, titanium, calcium, beryllium, magnesium, sodium, molybdenum, tungsten, tin, zinc, potassium, lithium, phosphorus, palladium, platinum, rubidium, chromium, strontium, cerium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, lutetium, neodymium, niobium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, thorium, scandium, barium, ytterbium, europium, hafnium, arsenic, plutonium, gallium, germanium, antimony, silicon, cadmium, indium, platinum, manganese, niobium, osmium, vanadium, aluminum, copper, silver and mercury. The conductive powder contains silver, aluminum, copper and/or nickel. The conductive paste contains 30-99 wt.% conductive powder, 0.1-20 wt.% metallic glass and a remaining organic vehicle. An electrode contained in the electronic device further contains glass frit and/or a crystalline powder, in which at least one of the glass frit and crystalline powder contains an element which is the same as an element of the metallic glass. A semiconductor substrate used in the formation of electrode is silicon. Preferred Properties: The metallic glass has glass transition temperature of 10-400 degrees C and supercooled liquid region of 0-200 K. The electrode has a contact resistance of 1 k( Omega )m2 or less and resistivity of 10 m( Omega )m or less.