TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - CERAMICS AND GLASS - Preferred Composition: The paste further includes glass composition (g2) having glass transition temperature of less than 600 degrees C, preferably 400-500 degrees C, and glass composition (g3) having glass transition temperature of less than 600 degrees C, preferably 400-500 degrees C. The paste composition comprises 50-95 wt.% conductive metal component, and 0.5-15 wt.% glass component comprising glass composition (g1) having softening point of less than 700 degrees C, preferably 375-550 degrees C. The glass composition (g1) comprises particles having particle size (D50) of 0.1-25 microns, preferably 0.3-1 microns. The glass composition (g2) comprises particles having particle size (D50) of 0.1-25 microns, preferably 0.3-1 microns. The glass composition (g3) comprises particles having particle size (D50) of 0.1-25 microns, preferably 0.3-1 microns. The glass composition (g1) comprises 55-80 mol%, preferably 21.1-43.9 mol% lead oxide, 4-13 mol%, preferably 25.7-31.1 mol% silica, 11-22 mol%, preferably 6.9-12.2 mol% alumina, 3-10 mol%, preferably 4.5-7.8 mol% manganese oxide, 0.5-5 mol%, preferably 0.5-3.7 mol% metallic oxide (I) and 0.1-3 mol%, preferably 0.7-1.9 mol% metallic (II) or 5.2-17.1 mol% zinc oxide, 37.8-71.2 mol% silica, 7.7-15.9 mol% boron oxide, 0.3-4.1 mol% alumina, 12.3-21.4 mol% metallic oxide of formula: M"2O, 0.4-5 mol% metallic oxide of formula: M"'O, 0.03-5 mol% antimony oxide and 1.5-10 mol% fluorine. The glass composition (g2) comprises 24-38 mol% lead oxide, 23-37 mol% zinc oxide, 21-37 mol% silica, 5-12 mol% alumina and 0.1-3 mol% metallic oxide (I), or 6.2-12.6 mol% zinc oxide, 47.3-58.1 mol% silica, 8.4-13.8 mol% bismuth oxide, 1.1-2.9 mol% alumina, 14.2-21.7 mol% metallic oxide (III), 0.05-1 mol% antimony oxide and 1.7-7 mol% fluorine, or 25.5-37 mol% lead oxide, 24-36 mol% zinc oxide, 22-35 mol% silica, 5.7-11.3 mol% alumina and 0.4-2.8 mol% metallic oxide (I), or 57-69 mol% lead oxide, 0.8-4.3 mol% bismuth oxide, 1-4 mol% silica, 18.3-24.9 mol% boron oxide and 5.1-8.2 mol% zinc oxide or 1-4 mol% ferric oxide or 3.2-10.7 mol% manganese oxide. The glass composition (g3) contains 28-35 mol% lead oxide, 25.2-34.7 mol% zinc oxide, 23.9-33.2 mol% silica, 6.2-10.8 mol% alumina and 0.6-2.5 mol% metallic oxide (I). The conductive metal component comprises particles having particle size (D50) of 0.01-20 microns, preferably 0.05-3 microns. The glass component comprises 0.1-25 mol% transition metal oxide (t1) chosen from manganese oxide (MnO or MnO2), nickel oxide, iron oxide (FeO or Fe2O3), copper oxide (Cu2O or CuO), cobalt oxide, vanadium pentaoxide, chromium oxide and cobalt oxide, and 0.01-10 wt.% metal acetyl acetonate comprising vanadium, zinc, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, yttrium, zirconium, cerium, ruthenium, rhodium and/or iron, and 0.01-10 wt.% one or more metal silicate of formula: M1xSiyOz+2y (X). The contact comprises 50-95 wt.% conductive metal component, 0.5-15 wt.% glass component comprising 3-40 mol% silica and 0.1-25 mol% one or more transition metal oxide (t1) and 5-20 wt.% vehicle, or glass component comprises 0.1-25 mol% transition metal oxide (t1), 0.01-10 wt.% metal acetyl acetonate, 0.01-10 wt.% metal silicate (X) and organometallic compound comprising organozinc compound, organovanadium compound, organomanganese compound, organocobalt compound, organonickel compound and/or organoiron compound, and further contains lead borate, lead silicate (4PbO.SiO2, 3PbO.SiO2, 2PbO.SiO2, 3PbO2.SiO2 or PbO.SiO2), bismuth silicate (Bi2O3.SiO2 or 3Bi2O3.5SiO2), zinc silicate (2ZnO.SiO2 or ZrO2.SiO2), zinc borate, willemite, zircon, niobate, bismuth niobate, titanate and/or bismuth titanate.M"=Li, Na, K, Rb or Cs;x,y=l, 2, or 3;x/y=1/3-3;z=1/2x, x or 2x;M1=Zn, Mg, Li, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Gd, Zr, Ce, Fe, Al or Y;andM"'=Ca, Mg, Ba or Sr.Preferred Properties: The glass composition (g1) has glass transition temperature of 250-600 degrees C, preferably 400-500 degrees C. The glass composition (g2) has softening point of less than 700 degrees C, preferably 375-550 degrees C. The glass composition (g3) has softening point of less than 700 degrees C, preferably 375-550 degrees C. The conductive metal particles have surface area of 0.01-10 m2/g, preferably 0.2-5.5 m2/g. Preferred Process: The paste composition is formed by combining conductive metal component, glass component, metal acetyl acetonate, and vehicle and dispersing conductive metal component, metal acetyl acetonate, and glass component in vehicle, or combining conductive metal component, glass component, metal silicate and vehicle, and dispersing conductive metal component, metal silicate and glass component in vehicle.