Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate constituted by internal electrode layers of different polarities alternately layered via dielectric layers, wherein the multilayer ceramic capacitor is such that the dielectric layers contain ceramic grains whose primary component is BaTiO3, the ceramic grains contain Mo, Mn, rare earth R, and at least one of V and W, and the average valence number of Mo in the ceramic grains is 4.50 to 5.50. The multilayer ceramic capacitor can offer excellent service life characteristics and sufficiently suppress leak current even when the thickness of the dielectric layer is 0.8 ?m or less.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate constituted by internal electrode layers of different polarities alternately stacked via dielectric layers, wherein the multilayer ceramic capacitor is such that the dielectric layers contain ceramic grains whose primary component is BaTiO3, the ceramic grains contain Mo, Mn, and rare earth R, and the average valence number of Mo in the ceramic grains is 4.18 to 4.60. The multilayer ceramic capacitor can offer excellent service life characteristics and bias characteristics even when the thickness of the dielectric layer is 0.8 ?m or less.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor has a laminate including dielectric layers laminated alternately with internal electrode layers of different polarities, wherein the dielectric layer contains ceramic grains having Ba, Ti, and X (wherein X represents at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Mo, Ta, Nb, and W) and a variation in the concentration distribution of X above in the ceramic grain is within ±5%. The multilayer ceramic capacitor can offer excellent service life characteristics even when the thickness of the dielectric layer is 0.8 ?m or less, as well as excellent bias characteristics.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor has a structure where its dielectric layers are constituted by a sintered compact that contains a mol of ReO3/2, b mol of SiO2, c mol of MOx, d mol of ZrO2, and e mol of MgO (where Re is a rare earth element, M is a metal element (except for Ba, Ti, Re, Si, Zr, Mg, and rare earth elements), and x is a valance) per 100 mol of BaTiO3, and a, b, c, d, and e mentioned above which indicate the mol numbers of respective constituents per 100 mol of BaTiO3 are 0.1?a?1.0, 0.1?b?1.5, 0.1?c?0.4, 0?d?1.0, and 0?e?0.03, respectively.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic is formed with sintered grains constituting the dielectric have an average grain size of 0.2 to 1.0 ?m and an oxygen defect concentration of 0.2 to 0.5%. An acceptor element is added to the dielectric ceramic by no more than 0.5 mol per 100 mol of the primary component of BaTiO3. The oxygen defect concentration is temporarily increased by reduction and sintering, after which the oxygen defect concentration is reduced through the subsequent re-oxidization process. Crystal strain generated in the re-oxidization process increases the dielectric constant.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor has a structure where the dispersion, nd, of average grain size of the dielectric grains constituting the dielectric layer (a value (D90/D10) obtained by dividing D90 which is a grain size including 90% cumulative abundance of grains by D10 which is a grain size including 10% cumulative abundance of grains) is smaller than 4.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor has a structure where its dielectric layers are constituted by a sintered compact that contains a mol of ReO3/2, b mol of SiO2, c mol of MOx, d mol of ZrO2, and e mol of MgO (where Re is a rare earth element, M is a metal element (except for Ba, Ti, Re, Si, Zr, Mg, and rare earth elements), and x is a valance) per 100 mol of BaTiO3, and a, b, c, d, and e mentioned above which indicate the mol numbers of respective constituents per 100 mol of BaTiO3 are 0.1?a?1.0, 0.1?b?1.5, 0.1?c?0.4, 0?d?1.0, and 0?e?0.03, respectively. Provide a multi-layer ceramic capacitor that allows for high-density layering and still achieves improved reliability by means of suppressing the grain growth when the dielectric grains constituting the dielectric layers are sintered and thereby ensuring sufficient grain boundary, while also setting a high dielectric constant per unit grain size.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic is formed with sintered grains constituting the dielectric have an average grain size of 0.2 to 1.0 gm and an oxygen defect concentration of 0.2 to 0.5%. An acceptor element is added to the dielectric ceramic by no more than 0.5 mol per 100 mol of the primary component of BaTiO3. The oxygen defect concentration is temporarily increased by reduction and sintering, after which the oxygen defect concentration is reduced through the subsequent re-oxidization process. Crystal strain generated in the re-oxidization process increases the dielectric constant.

Abstract: A mixed proton-electron conducting ceramic is a metallic oxide having a perovskite type structure, includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and ruthenium (Ru) in a range of from 0.01 or more to 0.8 or less when a molar-ratio sum of metals constituting the metallic oxide is taken as 2, and has proton conductivity and electron conductivity.