Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a barium titanate, an oxide of an R element, an oxide of an M element, and an oxide containing Si. The R element is one or more elements selected from Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Y, Ho, and Yb. The M element is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Mn, V, and Cr. A ratio of an amount of the oxide of the R element in terms of R2O3 to an amount of the oxide containing Si in terms of SiO2 is 0.8:1 to 2.2:1. A ratio of an amount of the oxide of the M element in terms of MO to the amount of the oxide containing Si in terms of SiO2 is 0.2:1 to 1.8:1.50% or more of the number of dielectric particles constituting the dielectric ceramic composition is core-shell dielectric particles having a core-shell structure.

Abstract: An element body of a multilayer capacitor has a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. At least one of the first electrodes is curved such that a first main body portion is located on an outer side of a first extending portion in a first direction, and at least one of the second electrodes is curved such that a second main body portion is located on an outer side of a second extending portion in the first direction. The following expressions (1) to (6) are satisfied for lengths L0 to L4 in a second direction and distances TL1 to TL3 between main surfaces. 0.03?L1/L0?0.1??(1) 0.1?L2/L0?0.25??(2) 0.75?L3/L0?0.9??(3) 0.9?L4/L0?0.97??(4) 0?(TL1?TL2)/TL1?0.02??(5) 0?(TL1?TL3)/TL1?0.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes main-phase particles each including a main component having a perovskite crystal structure represented by a general formula of ABO3. At least a part of the main-phase particles has a core-shell structure. The dielectric composition includes RA, RB, M, and Si. Each of A, B, RA, RB, and M is one or more elements selected from a specific element group. SRA/SRB>CRA/CRB is satisfied, where CRA is an RA content (mol %) to the main component in terms of RA2O3, and CRB is an RB content (mol %) to the main component in terms of RB2O3, in the dielectric composition, and SRA is an average RA content (mol %), and SRB is an average RB content (mol %), in a shell part of the core-shell structure.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a main phase and segregation phases each including RE (at least one rare earth element). The main phase includes a main component having a perovskite crystal structure of ABO3 (A is one or more selected from Ba, Sr, and Ca, and B is one or more selected from Ti, Zr, and Hf). The segregation phases are classified into first segregation phases whose atomic ratio of Si to RE is 0 or more and 0.20 or less and second segregation phases whose atomic ratio of Si to the RE is more than 0.20. 0?S1/S2?0.10 is satisfied on a cross section of the dielectric composition, where S1 is an area ratio of the first segregation phases, and S2 is an area ratio of the second segregation phases. An atomic ratio of Si to RE in the second segregation phases is 0.80 or less on average.

Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body having a functional layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode formed on a surface of the element body and connected to the internal electrode layer electrically. The chlorine concentration of the element body of the electronic component is 10 ppm or less.

Abstract: A test method of a battery cell is provided. In a placement step, a device places, in a test tray, a magazine in which a plurality of battery cells are arrayed and stored. The test tray includes a pressurization mechanism configured to press, in an array direction, the plurality of battery cells. In a pressurization step, the plurality of battery cells is pressed by the pressurization mechanism. In a transfer step, the test tray storing the magazine is transferred between a preparation area where the magazine is placed in the test tray in the placement step and a test area. In a test step, in the test area, a test concerning charge/discharge of the plurality of battery cells is performed in the test area in a state in which the plurality of battery cells are pressurized by the pressurization mechanism.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an evaluation holder, that holds a plurality of battery cells and can transfer the plurality of battery cells at once in characteristic evaluation of the plurality of battery cells, the evaluation holder comprising a bottom wall configured to align the plurality of battery cells aligned from one side to another side and place the plurality of battery cells, a peripheral wall provided around a periphery of the bottom wall to be higher than the plurality of battery cells, and a press mechanism that presses the plurality of battery cells from the one side to the other side, wherein the bottom wall and the peripheral wall form a reservoir configured to store a liquid.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition contains dielectric particles containing a main component represented by a composition formula (Ba1-x-ySrxCay)m(Ti1-zZrz)O3 and grain boundaries present between the dielectric particles. The values of m, x, y, and z in the composition formula are all molar ratios. In the composition formula, 0.9?m?1.4, 0?x<1.0, 0<y?1.0, 0.9?(x+y)?1.0, and 0.9?z?1.0 are satisfied. The dielectric particles contain specific structural particles having a predetermined intragranular structure, and each of the specific structural particles intragranularly includes a first region and a second region having different Ca concentrations from each other. C2/C1 is less than 0.8 in which C1 is an average value of the Ca concentration in the first region and C2 is an average value of the Ca concentration in the second region.

Abstract: An element body of a multilayer capacitor has a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. At least one of the first electrodes is curved such that a first main body portion is located on an outer side of a first extending portion in a first direction, and at least one of the second electrodes is curved such that a second main body portion is located on an outer side of a second extending portion in the first direction. The following expressions (1) to (6) are satisfied for lengths L0 to L4 in a second direction and distances TL1 to TL3 between main surfaces. 0.03?L1/L0?0.1??(1) 0.1?L2/L0?0.25??(2) 0.75?L3/L0?0.9??(3) 0.9?L4/L0?0.97??(4) 0?(TL1?TL2)/TL1?0.02??(5) 0?(TL1?TL3)/TL1?0.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a main phase, first segregation phases, and second segregation phases. The main phase includes a main component having a perovskite crystal structure of ABO3 (A is one or more selected from Ba, Sr, and Ca, and B is one or more selected from Ti, Zr, and Hf). The first segregation phases include RE (one or more selected from rare earth elements), A, Si, Ti, and O. The second segregation phases include RE, A, Ti, and O and do not substantially include Si. 0.10<S2/S1?1.50 is satisfied on a cross section of the dielectric composition, where S1 is an area ratio of the first segregation phases, and S2 is an area ratio of the second segregation phases.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes main-phase particles each including a main component having a perovskite crystal structure represented by a general formula of ABO3. At least a part of the main-phase particles has a core-shell structure. The dielectric composition includes RA, RB, M, and Si. Each of A, B, RA, RB, and M is one or more elements selected from a specific element group. SRA/SRB>CRA/CRB is satisfied, where CRA is an RA content (mol %) to the main component in terms of RA2O3, and CRB is an RB content (mol %) to the main component in terms of RB2O3, in the dielectric composition, and SRA is an average RA content (mol %), and SRB is an average RB content (mol %), in a shell part of the core-shell structure.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a main phase and segregation phases each including RE (at least one rare earth element). The main phase includes a main component having a perovskite crystal structure of ABO3 (A is one or more selected from Ba, Sr, and Ca, and B is one or more selected from Ti, Zr, and Hf). The segregation phases are classified into first segregation phases whose atomic ratio of Si to RE is 0 or more and 0.20 or less and second segregation phases whose atomic ratio of Si to the RE is more than 0.20. 0?S1/S2?0.10 is satisfied on a cross section of the dielectric composition, where S1 is an area ratio of the first segregation phases, and S2 is an area ratio of the second segregation phases. An atomic ratio of Si to RE in the second segregation phases is 0.80 or less on average.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a main-phase particle and segregation particles. The main-phase particle includes a main component having a perovskite crystal structure represented by a general formula of ABO3. The dielectric composition includes RA, RB, M, and Si. Each of A, B, RA, RB, and M is one or more elements selected from a specific element group. Each of an RA content CRA to the main component, an RB content CRB to the main component, an M content to the main component, and a Si content to the main component is within a predetermined range. 0.50<(?/?)/(CRA/CRB)?1.00 is satisfied, where a is an average RA content (mol %) and f3 is an average RB content (mol %) of specific segregation particles mainly including RA, RB, Si, Ba, and Ti in the segregation particles.

Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body having a functional layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode formed on a surface of the element body and connected to the internal electrode layer electrically. The chlorine concentration of the element body of the electronic component is 10 ppm or less.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition contains dielectric particles containing a main component represented by a composition formula (Ba1-x-ySrxCay)m(Ti1-zZrz)O3 and grain boundaries present between the dielectric particles. The values of m, x, y, and z in the composition formula are all molar ratios. In the composition formula, 0.9?m?1.4, 0?x<1.0, 0<y?1.0, 0.9?(x+y)?1.0, and 0.9?z?1.0 are satisfied. The dielectric particles contain specific structural particles having a predetermined intragranular structure, and each of the specific structural particles intragranularly includes a first region and a second region having different Ca concentrations from each other. C2/C1 is less than 0.8 in which C1 is an average value of the Ca concentration in the first region and C2 is an average value of the Ca concentration in the second region.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a barium titanate, an oxide of an R element, an oxide of an M element, and an oxide containing Si. The R element is one or more elements selected from Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Y, Ho, and Yb. The M element is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Mn, V, and Cr. A ratio of an amount of the oxide of the R element in terms of R2O3 to an amount of the oxide containing Si in terms of SiO2 is 0.8:1 to 2.2:1. A ratio of an amount of the oxide of the M element in terms of MO to the amount of the oxide containing Si in terms of SiO2 is 0.2:1 to 1.8:1.50% or more of the number of dielectric particles constituting the dielectric ceramic composition is core-shell dielectric particles having a core-shell structure.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide the multilayer ceramic capacitor having no deterioration of dielectric properties even in case an inhibitor of an internal electrode layer is pushed out to a dielectric layer when sintering. The multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 including a capacitor element body 10 comprising a dielectric layer 2 and an internal electrode layer 3 stacked in an alternating manner, wherein when Za represents Zr concentration of an dielectric particle in a center part 6 of the dielectric layer 2 and Zb represents Zr concentration of a dielectric particle near the internal electrode layer, 0<(Za/Zb)<1 is satisfied.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition having improved insulation specific resistance and a highly accelerated lifetime. The dielectric ceramic composition includes a dielectric particle having a core-shell structure including a main component expressed by a general formula ABO3, where A is Ba and the like, and B is Ti and the like), and a rare earth element component R, in which a shell part of the core-shell structure has an average rare earth element concentration C of 0.3 atom % or more. The rare earth element has a specified concentration gradient or concentration variation.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a main component of a perovskite type compound represented by a general formula of ABO3, in which A is an element in an A-site, B is an element in a B-site, and O is an oxygen element. A includes Ba. A further includes at least one of Ca and Sr. B includes Ti. A sintered-body lattice volume obtained by X-ray diffraction method is 64.33 ?3 or below.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer ceramic electronic component having improved highly accelerated lifetime and specific permittivity. A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising a multilayer body in which an internal electrode layer and a dielectric layer are stacked in alternating manner, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a dielectric ceramic composition having a main component expressed by a general formula ABO3 (A is Ba and the like, and B is Ti and the like) and a rare earth component R, a segregation phase including the rare earth component R exists in the dielectric layer, an area ratio of the segregation phases in a cross section along a stacking direction is 104 ppm to 961 ppm, and 96% or more of a total area of the segregation phases contact with the internal electrode layer.