Abstract: The present invention provides a charge storage device, comprising a pair of electrodes, each electrode being operable to store electric charge and having a respective capacitance CP, CN that is different to the other, with the ratio of the capacitances CP/CN being greater than 1. In exemplary embodiments, the charge storage device may be an asymmetrical supercapacitor, which is operable to provide an enhanced energy capacity by increasing the cell voltage through unequalising the electrode capacitance. Hence, by increasing the CP/CN ratio an improved power capability can be achieved over conventional devices, while offering a simple and low cost manufacturing strategy. The present invention has particular application with cameras, electric vehicles, elevators, renewable energy stores, fuel cells, batteries and many forms of electronic devices.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor to be embedded in a board, including: a ceramic body; first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through end surfaces of the ceramic body; first and second external electrodes formed on end surfaces of the ceramic body; and first and second plating layers enclosing the first and second external electrodes, wherein when distance from one end of bands of the first or second external electrode to the other end thereof is ‘A’ and distance between points at which a virtual line drawn from a point vertically spaced apart from a surface of the first or second plating layer at a point ½×A from one end of the bands inwardly of the ceramic body by 3 ?m in length direction of the ceramic body intersects points on the surface of the first or second plating layer is ‘B,’ B/A?0.6.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including a plurality of laminated dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes arranged along interfaces between the dielectric layers, and a plurality of external electrodes located on an outer surface of the multilayer body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes. A main component of the internal electrodes is Ni, and the internal electrodes also contain Sn.

Abstract: The arrangement for supercapacitor device comprises an electrode (1) provided with an electrically conductive element (4). It also comprises a separator element (3) fixed against a first face (4a) of the electrically conductive element (4), the arrangement being perforated with a plurality of through holes (5) which pass through both the electrically conductive element (4) and the separator element (3). The perforated separator element (3) forms a membrane that is both electrically insulating and porous to ions of an electrolyte of the supercapacitor device. The electrically conductive element (4) of the electrode (1) being perforated, the equivalent surface area of the electrodes of the supercapacitor device is dependent on the number of holes made and on their depth.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a dielectric layer having a first plane, a second plane opposite to the first plane, and first and second through-holes communicated with the first plane and the second plane; a first external conductor layer disposed on the first plane; a second external conductor layer disposed on the second plane; a first internal electrode formed in the first through-hole, connected to the first external electrode layer, disposed in the second hole diameter part at a tip and separated from the second external electrode layer; and a second internal electrode formed in the second through-hole, connected to the second external electrode layer, and separated from the first external electrode layer.

Abstract: A wet electrolytic capacitor that contains an anodically oxidized porous anode body, a cathode containing a metal substrate coated with a conductive coating, and a working electrolyte that wets the dielectric on the anode. The conductive coating is formed through anodic electrochemical polymerization (“electro-polymerization”) of a microemulsion on the surface of the metal substrate. The microemulsion is a thermodynamically stable, isotropic liquid mixture that contains a precursor monomer, sulfonic acid, nonionic surfactant, and solvent.

Abstract: Capacitors and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a capacitor comprises a structure having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of pores each extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and each having pore having insulating material extending along a wall of the pore; a first conductive portion comprising an electrically conductive material extending within at least some of the pores; and a second conductive portion comprising a region of the structure consisting essentially of aluminum surrounding individual pores of the plurality of pores, the second conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion by the insulating material extending along the walls of the pores.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electroconductive polymer suspension solution and an electroconductive polymer material which has a high electroconductivity and in which the time-related deterioration of the electroconductivity is suppressed. Also, the present invention provides an electrolytic capacitor with a low ESR using the electroconductive polymer material as a solid electrolyte and a method for producing the same. In the present invention, electroconductive polymer particles 1 in the electroconductive polymer material are bonded via organic dispersant 2 and cross-linker 3 to obtain a strong bond between electroconductive polymer particles 1.

Abstract: There is provided a stacked-type multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body, a plurality of first and second internal, and first and second external electrodes formed on both surfaces of the ceramic element opposing one another; and first and second metal frames disposed to face one another and allowing the first and second external electrodes of the ceramic body to be attached thereto, respectively, wherein two or more ceramic bodies are attached between the first and second metal frames in a length direction of the first and second metal frames with an interval therebetween, and the respective ceramic bodies have different levels of capacitance.

Abstract: A thin-film device system includes a substrate and a plurality of pillars. The plurality of pillars project from a surface of the substrate. Each of the plurality of pillars have a perimeter that includes at least four protrusions that define at least four recessed regions between the at least four protrusions. Each of the at least four recessed regions of each of the plurality of pillars receives one protrusion from an adjacent one of the plurality of pillars. A thin-film device is fabricated over the plurality of pillars.

Abstract: An electric double-layer capacitor, which provides enhanced heat release-ability with a simple configuration ensuring vibration resistance and impact resistance and to improve durability in a severe marginal environment, is provided. The electric double-layer capacitor includes capacitor cells; a pair of end plates, respectively disposed on both sides of a plurality of parallelly arranged capacitor cells; a metallic case for housing the end plates, a plurality of capacitor cells; and an insulating resin, filling the interior of the metallic case to cover the end plates, a plurality of capacitor cells and lead terminals, wherein the electric double-layer capacitor further includes an external connecting terminal having two end sections, one of the end sections being disposed in the end plate within the insulating resin, and wherein the lead terminal of the capacitor cell disposed adjacent to the end plate is configured to be connected to the one of the end sections of the external connecting terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical energy storage device provided with a metallic casing to receive a bare cell and first and second terminals located outside of the metallic casing corresponding to each electrode of the bare cell, including a plate-like member provided on at least one of the first and second terminals, an inner terminal contacting the plate-like member to form the boundary between the inner terminal and the plate-like member, and a laser welded portion formed along the boundary between the inner terminal and the plate-like member to connect the plate-like member with the inner terminal.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers stacked therein and satisfying T(thickness)/W(width)>1.0; first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other in the ceramic body, having the dielectric layer disposed therebetween, and alternately exposed through end surfaces of the ceramic body; and first and second external electrodes extended from the end surfaces of the ceramic body to upper and lower main surfaces of the ceramic body wherein, when a height of the ceramic body is defined as a, and a distance from an upper end of the first or second external electrode formed on the upper main surface of the ceramic body to a lower end of the first or second external electrode formed on the lower main surface of the ceramic body is defined as b, 0.990?a/b<1 is satisfied.

Abstract: A PZT-based ferroelectric thin film formed on a lower electrode of a substrate having the lower electrode in which the crystal plane is oriented in a (111) axis direction, having an orientation controlling layer which is formed on the lower electrode and has a layer thickness in which a crystal orientation is controlled in a (111) plane preferentially in a range of 45 nm to 270 nm, and a film thickness adjusting layer which is formed on the orientation controlling layer and has the same crystal orientation as the crystal orientation of the orientation controlling layer, in which an interface is formed between the orientation controlling layer and the film thickness adjusting layer.

Abstract: In a laminated ceramic electronic component, a side surface outer electrode circles around a ceramic element body, a first electrode portion includes a first side surface electrode portion on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic element body and a first wrap-around electrode portion extending from the first side surface electrode portion and wraps around portions of third and fourth side surfaces, and a second electrode portion includes a second side surface electrode portion on the third and fourth side surfaces and a second wrap-around electrode portion extending from the second side surface electrode portion and wrap around portions of the first and second side surfaces. External appearance configurations in which the first and second wrap-around electrode portions are recognizable from outside are provided to the first and second wrap-around electrode portions.

Abstract: An improved solid electrolytic capacitor and method of forming a solid electrolytic capacitor is described. The method includes forming an anode comprising a valve metal or conductive oxide of a valve metal wherein an anode lead extension protrudes from the anode. A dielectric is formed on the anode and a cathode layer is formed on the dielectric. The anode, dielectric, and cathode layer are encased in a non-conducting material and the anode lead extension is exposed outside of the encasement at a side surface. A conductive metal layer is adhered to the anode lead extension which allows termination preferably by electrically connecting a preformed solid metal terminal, most preferably an L shaped terminal, to the conductive metal layer at the side surface.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition is represented by BaTiO3+aRe2O3+bMnO+cV2O5+dMoO3+eCuO+fB2O3+gLi2O+xSrO+yCaO (wherein Re represents one or more elements selected from among Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, and Y; and a-h each represents the mole number of each component with respect to 100 mol of the main component that is composed of BaTiO3). When the molar ratio of (Ba+Sr+Ca)/Ti contained in the dielectric ceramic composition is represented by m, the 0.10?a?0.50, 0.20?b?0.80, 0?c?0.12, 0?d?0.07, 0.04?c+d?0.12, 0?e?1.00, 0.50?f?2.00, 0.6?(100(m?1)+2g)/2f?1.3, and 0.5?100(m?1)/2g?5.1 are satisfied.

Abstract: An electrochemical energy storage device includes a housing, at least one energy storage element in the housing and operable with an electrolyte, a cap coupled to the housing, at least one electrolyte impregnation hole formed in the cap, and a first terminal lug attachable to the cap via the electrolyte impregnation hole.

Abstract: A capacitor includes: an anode part that is drawn from an anode body of a capacitor element to an element end-face, to be formed over the element end-face; a cathode part that is drawn from a cathode body of the capacitor element to the element end-face, to be formed over the element end-face; an anode terminal member that is disposed in a sealing member; a cathode terminal member that is disposed in the sealing member; an anode current collector plate that is connected to the anode part, and is also connected to the anode terminal member; and a cathode current collector plate that is connected to the cathode part, and is also connected to the cathode terminal member.

Abstract: A wet electrolytic capacitor that contains an anodically oxidized porous anode body, a cathode containing a metal substrate coated with a conductive coating, and a working electrolyte that wets the dielectric on the anode. The conductive coating is formed through anodic electrochemical polymerization (“electro-polymerization”) of a precursor colloidal suspension on the surface of the substrate. The colloidal suspension includes a precursor monomer, ionic surfactant, and sulfonic acid, which when employed in combination can synergistically improve the degree of surface coverage and overall conductivity of the coating.