Abstract: The invention relates to thin film single layers, electronic components such as multilayer capacitors which utilize thin film layers, and to their methods of manufacture. Chemical solution deposition and microcontact printing of dielectric and electrode layers are disclosed. High permittivity BaTiO3 multilayer thin film capacitors are prepared on Ni foil substrates by microcontact printing and by chemical solution deposition. Multilayer capacitors with BaTiO3 dielectric layers and LaNiO3 internal electrodes are prepared, enabling dielectric layer thicknesses of 1 ?m or less. Microcontact printing of precursor solutions of the dielectric and electrode layers is used.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic, and capacitor with the ceramic, wherein the ceramic has: about 94–99.9 wt % a first component defined by Formula 1; [(Ca1-xSrx)O]m(Zr1-yTiy)O2Formula 1 wherein: x is no more than about 0.6; and y is no more than about 0.1; and m is at least about 0.85 to no more than about 1.15; and about 0.1–5 wt % a secondary component defined by Formula 2; aSiO2-b[?B2O3-(1??)Li2O]-cAOFormula 2 wherein: a, b and c are selected to lie within the region defined by points A(a=15, b=0, c=85), B(a=70, b=0, c=30), C(a=0, b=70, c=30) and D(a=0, b=15, c=85) of a ternary diagram wherein a is mole percent SiO2; b is mole percent ?B2O3-(1??)Li2O; and c is mole percent AO and a+b+c=100 including the lines BC, CD and AD but excluding the line AB; ? is 0 to 1; A is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or a combination thereof; and 0–2 wt % MnO2.