Abstract: Conventionally, it has not been possible to easily know the user's blood sugar constitution type. It is possible to easily know the user's blood sugar constitution type using a blood sugar constitution determination device including: a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of question information that are used to judge a blood sugar constitution type and include a question regarding lifestyle; an output unit that outputs the one or more pieces of question information; an acceptance unit that accepts, from a user, answer information corresponding to the one or more pieces of question information; a processing unit that determines a blood sugar constitution type of the user, using the one or more pieces of answer information accepted by the acceptance unit; and an information output unit that outputs output information regarding the blood sugar constitution type.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a dielectric grain including a perovskite compound and a first segregation phase including at least Ca, Al, Si, and O.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a dielectric grain including a perovskite compound and a first segregation phase including at least Ca, Al, Si, and O.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric ceramic composition comprises a main component including a dielectric oxide having a composition shown by [(Ca1-xSrx)O]m[(Zr1-y-z-?TiyHf2Mn?)O2], note that, 0.991?m?1.010, 0?x?1, 0?y?0.1, 0<z?0.02, 0.002<??0.05), 0.1 to 0.5 parts by mol of Al2O3 and 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mol of SiO2 with respect to 100 parts by mol of the main component. A purpose of the present invention is to provide a dielectric ceramic composition available to prevent the occurrence of crack even when a dielectric layer is made thin, for example, 2 ?m or less, while maintaining various advantageous properties of a dielectric ceramic composition of [(CaSr)O]m[(TiZrHf)O2] type.

Abstract: A production method of barium titanate according to the present invention comprises steps of preparing powder mixture of barium carbonate powder and titanium oxide powder and firing the powder mixture. The temperature of the powder mixture is raised to firing temperature at 100° C./minute or more in the range of 400° C. to 700° C.; and maximum temperature at firing is 700° C. or more. The present invention aims at providing a production method, wherein grain growth of barium carbonate particle can be controlled in temperature rising process when producing barium titanate by a solid phase reaction of barium carbonate and titanium oxide; and homogeneous barium titanate powder with small particle size can be produced with excellent energy efficiency.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of production of dielectric ceramic composition which can lower the firing temperature without compensating the dielectric characteristics. The method of production according to the present invention is characterized by comprising steps of; preparing a dielectric oxide expressed by composition formula of [(CaxSr1-x)O]m[(TiyZr1-y-zHfz)O2] (x, y, z, and m in the formula are; 0.5?x?1.0, 0.01?y?0.10, 0<z?0.20 and 0.90?m?1.04 respectively), mixing, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dielectric ceramic composition, 1 to 10 parts by weight of a sintering aid and 0.1 to 1.5 parts by weight of sodium oxide, sodium carbonate or a mixture thereof in terms of Na2O, and firing an obtained mixture; wherein said sintering aid comprises, with respect to 100 wt % of said sintering aid, 30 to 69 wt % of manganese compound in terms of MnO, 1 to 20 wt % of aluminum oxide in terms of Al2O3, and 30 to 50 wt % of silicon oxide in terms of SiO2.

Abstract: A production method of a dielectric ceramic composition at least including a main component including a dielectric oxide having perovskite-type crystal structure expressed by a formula ABO3 (note that in the formula, “A” indicates one or more elements selected from Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg, and that “B” indicates one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr and Hf) comprises steps of preparing a main component material including said dielectric oxide expressed by ABO3; preparing a subcomponent material including a composite oxide expressed by M4R6O(SiO4)6 (note that “M” indicates at least one selected from Ca and Sr, and that “R” indicates at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu); mixing said main component material and subcomponent material to obtain a dielectric ceramic composition material; and firing said dielectric ceramic composition material.

Abstract: A method of producing fine and uniform barium titanate particles having high crystallinity by performing a heat treatment on titanium dioxide and barium carbonate having a specific surface area of at least 20 m2/g and low rutile ratio; comprising the steps of preparing mixed powder by mixing titanium dioxide particles having a rutile ratio of 30% or lower and a specific surface area of 20 m2/g or more and barium carbonate particles, a first heat treatment step for performing a heat treatment on the mixed powder to generate a barium titanate phase having an average thickness of at least 3 nm continuously on surfaces of titanium dioxide particles by an amount of 15 wt % or more, and a second heat treatment step for performing a heat treatment at 800° C. to 1000° C.

Abstract: The invention intends to provide a precursor material for manufacturing dielectric fine particles, typically barium titanate particles, having uniform particle diameter and particle characteristics, and manufacturing method thereof. The composite oxide particles according to the present invention, which is the precursor material for barium titanate particles, substantially consists of 75 to 25 mol % barium titanate phase and 25 to 75 mol % titanium dioxide phase, and is produced by heat treating a mixed powder consisting of 100 mol % titanium dioxide particles and 25 to 75 mol % barium compound particles at 500° C. or more and less than 900° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric ceramic composition comprises a main component including a dielectric oxide having a composition shown by [(Ca1-xSrx)O]m[(Zr1-y-z-?TiyHf2Mn?)O2], note that, 0.991?m?1.010, 0?x?1, 0?y?0.1, 0<z?0.02, 0.002<??0.05), 0.1 to 0.5 parts by mol of Al2O3 and 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mol of SiO2 with respect to 100 parts by mol of the main component. A purpose of the present invention is to provide a dielectric ceramic composition available to prevent the occurrence of crack even when a dielectric layer is made thin, for example, 2 ?m or less, while maintaining various advantageous properties of a dielectric ceramic composition of [(CaSr)O]m[(TiZrHf)O2] type.

Abstract: Method for producing dielectric powder comprising steps of; preparing titanium dioxide powder having sum of surface chlorine amount and internal chlorine amount of 2000 ppm or less, surface chlorinity of 120 ppm or less, rutilated ratio of 30% or less, BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more; preparing barium compound powder to produce barium oxide by thermolysis; preparing powder mixture of titanium dioxide powder and barium compound powder; and heat treating the powder mixture.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of production of dielectric ceramic composition which can lower the firing temperature without compensating the dielectric characteristics. The method of production according to the present invention is characterized by comprising steps of; preparing a dielectric oxide expressed by composition formula of [(CaxSr1-x)O]m[(TiyZr1-y-zHfz)O2] (x, y, z, and m in the formula are; 0.5?x?1.0, 0.01?y?0.10<z?0.20 and 0.90?m?1.04 respectively), mixing, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dielectric ceramic composition, 1 to 10 parts by weight of a sintering aid and 0.1 to 1.5 parts by weight of sodium oxide, sodium carbonate or a mixture thereof in terms of Na2O, and firing an obtained mixture; wherein said sintering aid comprises, with respect to 100 wt % of said sintering aid, 30 to 69 wt % of manganese compound in terms of MnO, 1 to 20 wt % of aluminum oxide in terms of Al2O3, and 30 to 50 wt % of silicon oxide in terms of SiO2.

Abstract: A production method of barium titanate according to the present invention comprises steps of preparing powder mixture of barium carbonate powder and titanium oxide powder and firing the powder mixture. The temperature of the powder mixture is raised to firing temperature at 100° C./minute or more in the range of 400° C. to 700° C.; and maximum temperature at firing is 700° C. or more. The present invention aims at providing a production method, wherein grain growth of barium carbonate particle can be controlled in temperature rising process when producing barium titanate by a solid phase reaction of barium carbonate and titanium oxide; and homogeneous barium titanate powder with small particle size can be produced with excellent energy efficiency.

Abstract: A production method of a dielectric ceramic composition at least including a main component including a dielectric oxide having perovskite-type crystal structure expressed by a formula ABO3 (note that in the formula, “A” indicates one or more elements selected from Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg, and that “B” indicates one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr and Hf) comprises steps of preparing a main component material including said dielectric oxide expressed by ABO3; preparing a subcomponent material including a composite oxide expressed by M4R6O(SiO4)6 (note that “M” indicates at least one selected from Ca and Sr, and that “R” indicates at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu); mixing said main component material and subcomponent material to obtain a dielectric ceramic composition material; and firing said dielectric ceramic composition material.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition, comprising a main component including at least a dielectric oxide having a composition expressed by [(CaxSr1-x)O]m[(TiyZr1-y-zHfz)O2], a first subcomponent including a Mn oxide and/or an Al oxide and a glass component, wherein “m”, “x”, “y” and “z” indicating composition mole ratios in the formula included in the main component are in relationships of 0.90?m?1.04, preferably 1.005?m?1.025, 0.5?x<1, preferably 0.6?x?0.9, 0.01?y?0.10, preferably 0.02?y?0.07 and 0<z?0.20, preferably 0<z?0.10.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising 100 moles of barium titanate as the main component, and furthermore comprising with respect to 100 moles of the main component 0.1 to 3 moles of a first subcomponent including a magnesium oxide, 0.01 to 0.5 mole (note that 0.5 is not included) of a second subcomponent including a yttrium oxide, 0.01 to 0.2 mole of a third subcomponent including a vanadium oxide, and 0.5 to 10 moles of a glass component including a silicon oxide as the main component; wherein a manganese oxide and a chrome oxide are substantially not included, and an average particle diameter of dielectric particles is 0.35 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising 100 moles of barium titanate as the main component, and furthermore comprising with respect to 100 moles of the main component 0.1 to 3 moles of a first subcomponent including a magnesium oxide, 0.01 to 0.5 mole (note that 0.5 is not included) of a second subcomponent including a yttrium oxide, 0.01 to 0.2 mole of a third subcomponent including a vanadium oxide, and 0.5 to 10 moles of a glass component including a silicon oxide as the main component; wherein a manganese oxide and a chrome oxide are substantially not included, and an average particle diameter of dielectric particles is 0.35 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A production method of a dielectric ceramic composition having a main component containing a compound having a perovskite crystal structure of the general formula ABO3 (where, A is at least one type of element selected from Ba, Ca, Sr, and Mg, and B is at least one type of element selected from Ti, Zr, and Hf), having a step of synthesizing an ABO3 powder by a liquid phase method or solid phase method, a step of heat treating said synthesized ABO3 powder to remove gas ingredients contained in said ABO3 powder, and a step of firing a dielectric ceramic composition material including said ABO3 powder from which the gas ingredient has been removed.