Abstract:
A ceramic capacitor having dielectric ceramic layers that include Ba, Re (Re is at least one of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm), Ti, Zr, M (M is at least one of Mg, Al, Mn, and V), Si, and optionally Sr, where at least some of the Ba, Re, Ti, and Zr and optionally Sr are in the form of a perovskite compound. Respective amounts, expressed as parts by mol, of the elements of the dielectric ceramic layers satisfy, with respect to a total of 100 of the Ti amount and the Zr amount, 0≦a≦20.0 where a is the Sr amount; 0.5≦b≦10.0 where b is the Re amount; 46≦c≦90 where c is the Zr amount; 0.5≦d≦10.0 where d is the M amount; 0.5≦e≦5.0 where e is the Si amount; and 0.990≦m≦1.050 where m is a ratio of a total of the Ba amount, the Sr amount, and the Re amount, to the total of the Ti amount and the Zr amount.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including a plurality of stacked dielectric layers including a dielectric ceramic that includes a plurality of crystal grains and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed at a plurality of interfaces between the dielectric layers, and external electrodes. The multilayer body includes a Ba and Ti containing perovskite compound, La, Mg and Mn, and satisfies conditions such that in a case in which a content of Ti is set to 100 molar parts, a fraction of each content of La, Mg and Mn relative to the content of Ti is such that La is about 1.2 to about 6.0 molar parts, Mg is about 0.5 to about 5.0 molar parts and Mn is about 1.0 to about 3.0 molar parts, and an average number of crystal grains included in each of the dielectric layers in the stacking direction is one or more to three or less.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor having a ceramic sintered body with alternately laminated dielectric layers and internal electrodes. The dielectric layers are formed from a perovskite-type compound represented by the general formula ABO3, and the perovskite-type compound contains at least Ti and a volatile element that forms a solid solution at a B site thereof. The internal electrodes are formed from a base metal material and contain the volatile element. The content of the volatile element is greater than 0 parts by mole and less than or equal to 0.2 parts by mole with respect to 100 parts by mole of the constituent element at the B site, and excluding the volatile element at the B site.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor that is highly resistant to insulation degradation under high-temperature load includes an inner ceramic layer that has a composition mainly composed of a perovskite-type compound containing Ba and Ti, at least one of Nb and Ta, contains Mn and Al, and optionally contains Mg and a rare-earth element that is at least one of Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er, with a content of Ti being 100 parts by mole, and (a) a total of Nb and Ta is from about 0.2 to about 1.5 part by mole, (b) Mg is not more than about 0.2 part by mole including 0 part by mole, (c) Mn is from about 1.0 to about 3.5 parts by mole, (d) Al is from about 1.0 to about 4.0 parts by mole, and (e) the rare-earth element is not more than about 0.05 part by mole including 0 part by mole. Furthermore, an average number of particles per one layer of the inner ceramic layer is not more than 3.
Abstract:
A thin film capacitor includes a substrate and a dielectric thin film element formed on the substrate. The substrate can include an Si plate, an SiO2 film on the Si plate, and a Ti film formed on the SiO2 film. The dielectric thin film element includes a lower electrode, a dielectric thin film on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric thin film. The dielectric thin film is a thin film formed of a nanosheet, and a void portion of the dielectric thin film is filled with a p-type conductive organic polymer. Ti0.87O2, Ca2Nb3O10 or the like, is used as a dielectric material to form a major component of the nanosheet. As the p-type conductive organic polymer, polypyrrole, polyaniline, polyethylene dioxythiophene or the like, is suitable.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor exhibits superior life characteristics in a high temperature load test despite the use of very thin dielectric layers. As a dielectric ceramic constituting a dielectric layer of the multilayer ceramic capacitor, a perovskite-type compound is used and contains Ba and Ti (a portion of Ba can be replaced with at least one of Ca and Sr, and a portion of Ti can be replaced with Zr) as a main component, and including La within the range of 2-6 parts by mole, Mg within the range of 3-5 parts by mole, and Mn within the range of 1.5-3 parts by mole in a case where a total content of Ti and Zr is 100 parts by mole.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes a ceramic laminated body having dielectric layers and internal electrodes at the interfaces between the dielectric layers, and external electrodes on the outer surface of the ceramic laminated body. The dielectric layers contain, as their main constituent, a perovskite-type compound including Ba, Ti, Zr, and M. M is at least one element of Ta, Nb, V, and W. The dielectric layers further contain Mn and Si as additive constituents. With respect to the total amount of Ti, Zr, and M, 40 mol %
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including a plurality of stacked dielectric layers including a dielectric ceramic that includes a plurality of crystal grains and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed at a plurality of interfaces between the dielectric layers, and external electrodes. The multilayer body includes a Ba and Ti containing perovskite compound, La, Mg, Mn and Al, and satisfies conditions such that in a case in which a content of Ti is set to 100 molar parts, a fraction of each content of La, Mg, Mn and Al relative to the content of Ti is such that La is about 0.2 to about 1.2 molar parts, Mg is about 0.1 molar part or less, Mn is about 1.0 to about 3.0 molar parts and Al is about 0.5 to about 2.5 molar parts, and an average number of crystal grains included in each of the dielectric layers in the stacking direction is one or more to three or less.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor having a ceramic sintered body with alternately laminated dielectric layers and internal electrodes. The dielectric layers are formed from a perovskite-type compound represented by the general formula ABO3, and the perovskite-type compound contains at least Ti and a volatile element that forms a solid solution at a B site thereof. The internal electrodes are formed from a base metal material and contain the volatile element. The content of the volatile element is greater than 0 parts by mole and less than or equal to 0.2 parts by mole with respect to 100 parts by mole of the constituent element at the B site, and excluding the volatile element at the B site.
Abstract:
A dielectric porcelain composition having a main component a perovskite compound represented by ABO3, and the perovskite compound at least contains Ti and a volatile element which forms a solid solution at a B site, and may also contain Zr. The dielectric porcelain composition contains the volatile element in an amount larger than 0 part by mol and less than or equal to 0.2 part by mol with respect to 100 parts by mol of a total of the Ti and the Zr, and has a ratio of an A-site element to the total of the Ti and the Zr of 1.00 or more and 1.04 or less as a molar ratio.