Abstract: A dielectric ceramic (and capacitor containing it) balancing high temperature load characteristics and temperature characteristics of capacitance even when layer thickness is less than 1 ?m has a mixture of different crystal grains containing a barium titanate compound as the main constituent. The first crystal grains can contain rare earth element solid solution region 1 at the surface layer section. The second crystal grains have a core-shell structure including a shell section having a rare earth element solid solution present. The first and second crystal grains are 12% to 84% f and 16% to 88%, respectively, of the total number of crystal grains.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor which provides favorable properties and characteristics such as dielectric characteristics, insulation properties, temperature characteristics, and high temperature load characteristics and provides favorable thermal shock resistance, even when dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in layer thickness to increase the number of layers has dielectric ceramic layers containing, as their main constituent, a barium titanate based compound represented by the general formula ABO3 and internal electrodes containing Ni as their main constituent, which are stacked alternately. A crystalline oxide containing at least Mg and Li is present in at least either one of the internal electrodes and the dielectric ceramic layers. The crystalline oxide is preferably present mostly in contact with Ni in the internal electrodes.

Abstract: Dielectric ceramic composition comprising a compound shown by a general formula {A1?x(RE)2x/3}y-B2O5+y and has a tungsten bronze-type structure. In the formula, “A” is at least one selected from a group comprising Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg, “B” is at least one selected from Nb and Ta, “RE” is at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, and said “x” and “y” satisfies 0<x<1 and y>1.000, respectively. The dielectric ceramic composition further comprises an oxide of at least one selected from V, Mo, Fe, W, Mn and Cr.

Abstract: Provided are a dielectric ceramic composition suitable for use in a monolithic ceramic capacitor that is employed in high-temperature environments such cars, and a monolithic ceramic capacitor constituted by using the dielectric ceramic composition. The dielectric ceramic composition has a composition formula of 100(Ba1-xCax)TiO3+aR2O3+bV2O5+cZrO2+dMnO (where R is at least one metal element selected from among Y, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb, and a, b, c and d denote values in terms of moles), and conditions of 0.03?x?0.20, 0.05?a?3.50, 0.22?b?2.50, 0.05?c?3.0, and 0.01?d?0.30 are substantially satisfied. The dielectric ceramic layers in the monolithic ceramic capacitor are made of a sintered compact of the dielectric ceramic composition.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor that includes a laminated body including dielectric ceramic layers having crystal grains and crystal grain boundaries, and including internal electrode layers. An external electrode is formed on a surface of the laminated body, and is electrically connected to the internal electrode layers exposed at the surface of the laminated body. The laminated body has a composition including a calcium zirconate based perovskite-type compound as a main constituent, and further including Mn, Sr, and Si. When the laminated body is dissolved, the Si contained therein is 0.1 parts by mol or more and 10 parts by mol or less with respect to 100 parts by mol of Zr, and the molar ratio of Mn to Sr is 0.3 or more and 3.2 or less.

Abstract: A method of producing a composite electrode having a specific surface area of at least 100 m2/gm for use in an electrochemical capacitor. The method comprises (a) providing exfoliated graphite flakes that are substantially interconnected to form a porous, conductive graphite network comprising pores; and (b) incorporating an electrochemically active material into at least a pore of the graphite network to form the composite electrode. The exfoliated graphite flakes are preferably obtained from the intercalation and exfoliation of a laminar graphite material selected from natural graphite, spheroidal graphite, synthetic graphite, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, meso-carbon micro-bead, carbon/graphite fiber, carbon/graphite whisker, carbon/graphite nano-fiber, carbon nano-tube, or a combination thereof. A supercapacitor featuring such a composite electrode exhibits an exceptionally high capacitance value and low equivalent series resistance.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a compound having perovskite type crystal structure shown by a general formula ABO3, where A is at least one selected from Ba, Ca and Sr, and B is at least one selected from Ti and Zr, as a main component. The dielectric ceramic composition includes, as subcomponents, with respect to 100 moles of the compound, 1.0 to 2.5 moles of an oxide of RA (Dy, Gd and Tb); 0.2 to 1.0 mole of an oxide of RB (Ho and Y); 0.1 to 1.0 mole of an oxide of RC (Yb and Lu); 0.8 to 2.0 moles of Mg oxide and 1.2 to 3.0 moles of an oxide including Si in terms of RA2O3, RB2O3, RC2O3, Mg and Si, respectively. Also, when contents of the oxide of RA, RB and RC with respect to 100 moles of the compound are defined as “?”, “?” and “?”, respectively, the “?”, “?” and “?” satisfy relations of 2.5?(?/?)?5.0 and 1.0?(?/?)?10.0. According to the present invention, a dielectric ceramic composition having good properties can be provided.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a compound having perovskite type crystal structure shown by a general formula ABO3, where A is at least one selected from Ba, Ca and Sr, and B is at least one selected from Ti and Zr. The dielectric ceramic composition includes, as subcomponents, an oxide of RA (Dy, Gd and Tb); an oxide of RB (Ho and Y); an oxide of RC (Yb and Lu); Mg oxide and an oxide including Si in terms of RA2O3, RB2O3, RC2O3, Mg and Si, respectively. Also, when contents of the oxide of RA, RB and RC with respect to 100 moles of the compound are defined as “?”, “?” and “?”, respectively, they satisfy relations of 1.2?(?/?)?5.0 and 0.5?(?/?)?10.0.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic capacitor that has excellent reliability and particularly excellent life characteristics in a load test even when the thickness of a dielectric ceramic layer is reduced uses a dielectric ceramic as a dielectric ceramic layer in a laminated ceramic capacitor which is a substance containing, as the main component, (Ba, R)(Ti, V)O3 or (Ba, Ca, R)(Ti, V)O3 in which R is at least one selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y, and in which both V and R are present uniformly in the main component particles.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition, including: a basic powder including BamTiO3(0.995?m?1.010); a first subcomponent including 0.1 to 0.6 mole of zirconium (Zr) oxide or carbide, based on 100 moles of the basic powder; a second subcomponent including 0.8 to 6.0 moles of oxide or carbide including at least one of magnesium (Mg), strontium (Sr), and barium (Ba); a third subcomponent including 0.2 to 1.8 moles of oxide including at least one rare earth element; a fourth subcomponent including 0.05 to 0.30 mole of oxide including at least one transition metal; a fifth subcomponent including 0.05 to 0.35 mole of oxide including at least one of vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), and tantalum (Ta); and a sixth subcomponent including 0.5 to 4.0 moles of oxide including at least one of silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al).

Abstract: Disclosed are a glass composition and a dielectric composition enabling low temperature sintering, and a high capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. In the glass composition used for sintering, the glass composition may be formed of a formula, aR2O-bCaO-cZnO-dBaO-eB2O3-fAl2O3-gSiO2, and the formula may satisfy a+b+c+d+e+f+g=100, 0?a?7, 1?b?3, 1?c?15, 10?d?20, 3?e?10, 0?f?3, and 55?g?72. Through this, when manufacturing the high capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor, the dielectric substance may enable the lower temperature sintering, thereby enhancing a capacitance and a reliability of the high capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor.

Abstract: Provided is a laminated ceramic capacitor which produces excellent lifetime characteristics in a high-temperature loading test even when dielectric layers are reduced in thickness. The dielectric ceramic contains, as its main constituent, a compound represented by the general formula (Ba1-x-yCaxRey)(Ti1-zMz)O3 (where Re is at least one or more elements selected from among La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y, and M is at least one or more elements selected from among Mg, Mn, Al, Cr, and Zn), 0?x?0.2, 0.002?y?0.1, and 0.001?z?0.05. This dielectric ceramic has crystal grains of 20 nm or more and 150 nm or less in average grain size.

Abstract: Dielectric ceramic composition includes a hexagonal type barium titanate as a main component shown by a generic formula of (Ba1-?M?)A(Ti1-?Mn?)BO3 and having hexagonal structure wherein an effective ionic radius of 12-coordinated “M” is ?20% or more to +20% or less with respect to an effective ionic radius of 12-coordinated Ba2+ and the A, B, ? and ? satisfy relations of 1.000<(A/B)?1.040, 0??<0.003, 0.03???0.2, and as subcomponents, with respect to the main component, certain contents of alkaline earth oxide such as MgO and the like, Mn3O4 and/or Cr2O3, and CuO and Al2O3 and rare earth element oxide and glass component including SiO2. According to the present invention, it can be provided the hexagonal type barium titanate powder and the dielectric ceramic composition which are preferable for producing electronic components such as a capacitor and the like showing comparatively high specific permittivity, having advantageous insulation property and having sufficient reliability.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprises an element body obtained by stacking dielectric layers (thickness t1) and electrode layers (thickness t2). The dielectric layer includes a compound expressed by ABO3 (A includes Ba, and may include Ca or Sr; and B includes Ti, and may include Zr or Hf), and includes 0.75 to 2.0 moles of MgO, 0.4 to 1.0 mole of an oxide of Y, Dy, Ho and the like in terms of the oxide, and 0.4 to 0.8 mole of SiO2 per 100 moles of the compound. A segregation phase containing Mg is formed in at least a part of an electrode missing portion. Line coverage of the electrode layer is 60 to 90% and relations of 0.3 ?m?t1?2.0 and 0.3 ?m?t2<1.0 ?m are fulfilled.

Abstract: A ceramic material composition advantageously used as a material for a ceramic substrate containing for example a resistor such as an isolator disposed therein. includes about 10 to 45 percent by weight of a BaO—TiO2—ReO3/2 ceramic composition, the ceramic composition being represented by xBaO-yTiO2-zReO3/2 (wherein x, y, and z each represent mole percent, 8?x?18, 52.5?y?65, and 20?z?40, and x+y+z=100; and Re represents a rare-earth element); about 5 to 40 percent by weight of alumina; and about 40 to 65 percent by weight of a borosilicate glass composition containing about 4 to 17.5 percent by weight of B2O3, about 28 to 50 percent by weight of SiO2, 0 to about 20 percent by weight of Al2O3, and about 36 to 50 percent by weight of MO (wherein MO represents at least one compound selected from CaO, MgO, SrO and BaO), wherein the total content of the BaO—TiO2—ReO3/2 ceramic composition and alumina is about 35 percent by weight or more.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprises a main component composed of at least one selected from BaTiO3, (Ba, Ca)TiO3, (Ba, Sr)TiO3 and (Ba, Ca, Sr)TiO3, an oxide of rare earth element and a composite compound including Ba. 9 to 13 mol of the composite compound in terms of composite compound is included in the dielectric composition. The dielectric ceramic composition includes surface diffusion particles having surface diffusion structure composed of non diffusion phase and diffusion phase including rare earth element. In the surface diffusion particle, when an area of the non diffusion phase is defined as S1, an area of the diffusion phase is defined as S2, S1 and S2 satisfy a relation of S1:S2=20:80 to 30:70 (Note that, except S1=30 and S2=70), when an average concentration of the rare earth element in the surface diffusion particle is defined as C, S2 and C satisfy a relation of 4.8?S2×C?5.8.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor which exhibits excellent lifetime characteristics in a high temperature loading test uses a dielectric ceramic constituting the dielectric layers which contains (Ba1-xCax)TiO3 as its main constituent, and contains a parts by mol of Al, b parts by mol of V, c parts by mol of Mg, and d parts by mol of Re with respect to 100 parts by mol of the (Ba1-xCax)TiO3. The Re is at least one metal element selected from among Y, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb, and the x, a, b, c, and d respectively satisfy the conditions of 0.050?x?0.150, a?0.15, 0.05?b?0.50, c?0.50, and d?1.00.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor suitable for intermediate to high voltage applications uses a dielectric ceramic represented by {100(BaTiO3+aBaZrO3)+bR+cMg+dMn+eSi} where R is a rare earth element; 0?a?0.2, 8.0?b?12.0, 1.0?c?10.0, 0.1?d?3.0, and 1.0?e?10.0, and includes first grains of 0.7 ?m or more in grain size and an average first grain size (Aave) and area ratio of the ceramic (SA), and second grains of 0.6 ?m or less in grain size and an average second grain size (Bave) and area ratio (SB), 0.8 ?m?Aave?2.0 ?m, 0.1 ?m?Bave?0.5 ?m, Aave/Bave?3.0, 0.3?SA?0.9, 0.1?SB?0.7, and 0.8?SA+SB?1.0.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition, including; a base powder including BamTiO3 (0.995?m?1.010); a first sub-component including 0.05 to 4.00 moles of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one rare-earth element based on 100 moles of the base powder; a second sub-component including 0.05 to 0.70 moles of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one transition metal; a third sub-component including 0.20 to 2.00 moles of a Si oxide; a fourth sub-component including 0.02 to 1.00 mole of an Al oxide; and a fifth sub-component including 20 to 140% of an oxide containing at least one of Ba and Ca, based on the third sub-component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer ceramic capacitor which is formed by alternately laminating (i) dielectric layers composed of a dielectric ceramic and (ii) internal electrode layers. The dielectric ceramic is composed of crystal grains mainly composed of barium titanate, while containing predetermined amounts of magnesium, vanadium, manganese and terbium, and at least one rare earth element selected from yttrium, dysprosium, holmium and erbium. In an x-ray diffraction chart of the dielectric ceramic, the diffraction intensity of the (200) plane indicating cubic barium titanate is higher than the diffraction intensity of the (002) plane indicating tetragonal barium titanate. The dielectric ceramic has a Curie temperature of 110-120° C.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition including: a base powder including BaTiO3; a first accessory component including a content (x1) of 0.1 to 1.0 at % of an oxide or a carbonate including transition metals, based on 100 moles of the base powder; a second accessory component including a content (y) of 0.01 to 3.0 at % of oxide or carbonate including a fixed valence acceptor element, based on 100 moles of the base powder; a third accessory component including an oxide or a carbonate including a Ce element (content of z at %) and at least one rare earth element (content of w at %); and a fourth accessory component including a sintering aid, wherein 0.01?z?x1+4y and 0.01?z+w?x1+4y based on 100 moles of the base powder.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition including: a base powder; a first accessory component including a content (x) of 0.1 to 1.0 at % of an oxide or a carbonate including transition metals, based on 100 moles of the base powder; a second accessory component including a content (y) of 0.01 to 5.0 at % of an oxide or a carbonate including a fixed valence acceptor element, based on 100 moles of the base powder; a third accessory component including an oxide or a carbonate including a donor element; and a fourth accessory component including a sintering aid.

Abstract: A ceramic powder composition, a ceramic material and a multi-layer ceramic capacitor fabricated thereby are presented. The ceramic powder composition includes a main component and a glassy component. A content of the glassy component is 0.2 to 2.0 mole % based on the main component. The main component includes (Ba1-xCax)mTiO3+?MgO+?Re2O3+?MnO+?B2O5, where ?, ?, ? and ? are molar ratio constants, and 0.1???3.0, 0.05???3.0, 0.001???0.2, and 0.0<??0.1; 0.99?m?1.030, and 0.005?x?0.015; element Re is selected from a group consisting of yttrium (Y), chromium (Cr), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), and ytterbium (Yb); and element B is selected from a group consisting of vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), and tantalum (Ta). The glassy component includes (BayCa1-y)SiO3, where 0<y<1.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor which provides favorable life characteristics, even when a high electric field strength is applied while dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in layer thickness to less than 1 ?m, contains a dielectric ceramic a compound represented by: (Ba1-x/100Cax/100)mTiO3 (0?x?20) as its main constituent, and as its accessory constituent, aMg-bSi-cMn-dR (R is at least one of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y, and a, b, c, and d (part by mol) respectively satisfy the conditions of 0.1<a?20.0, 0.5<b?20.0, 0.1<c?10.0, and 1.0<d?30.0 with respect to 100 parts by mol of the main constituent). The average grain size is 20 nm or more and less than 100 nm for crystal grains in a sintered body obtained by firing the dielectric ceramic.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric ceramic composition suitable for, for example, a car-mounted monolithic ceramic capacitor used in a high-temperature environment. It is represented by the composition formula: 100(Ba1-xCax)mTiO3+aMgO+bV2O5+cSiO2+dR2O3 wherein R represents at least one metal element selected from Y, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb; and a, b, c, and d each represent a moles. The dielectric ceramic composition satisfying the requirements of 0.03?x?0.20, 0.99?m?1.03, 0.10?a?5.0, 0.025?b?2.5, 0.20?c?8.0, and 2.5?d<3.5. Dielectric ceramic layers in a monolithic ceramic capacitor are formed of a sintered body of the dielectric ceramic composition.

Abstract: A method for forming a capacitor dielectric includes depositing a zirconium oxide layer, performing a post-treatment on the zirconium oxide layer such that the zirconium oxide layer has a tetragonal phase, and depositing a tantalum oxide layer over the zirconium oxide layer such that the tantalum oxide layer has a tetragonal phase.

Abstract: A highly moisture resistant dielectric ceramic is prepared by providing a compact containing a dielectric ceramic component powder and a second powder including a compound containing an alkali metal element, and firing the compact and a second composition containing an alkali metal element at the same time. A laminated ceramic capacitor using the dielectric ceramic is described.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, including: a ceramic main body including a dielectric layer; and first and second internal electrodes provided on upper and lower surfaces of the dielectric layer and formed of a thin film including graphene. The multilayer ceramic electronic component includes internal electrodes formed of a thin film including graphene, thereby having increased capacitance and improved thermal stability and withstand voltage characteristics.

Abstract: A high energy density multilayer ceramic capacitor, having at least two electrode layers and at least one substantially dense polycrystalline dielectric layer positioned therebetween. The at polycrystalline dielectric layer has an average grain size of less than about 300 nanometers, a particle size distribution of between about 150 nanometers and about 3 micrometers, and a maximum porosity of about 1 percent. The dielectric layer is selected from the group including TiO2, BaTiO3, Al2O3, ZrO2, lead zirconium titanate, and combinations thereof and has a breakdown strength of at least about 1100 kV per centimeter.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic which is capable of achieving a laminated ceramic capacitor with high reliability, in particular, favorable lifetime characteristics in a load test, even when a dielectric ceramic layer is reduced in thickness contains one of (Ba,R)(Ti,Mn)O3 and (Ba,Ca,R)(Ti,Mn)O3 (R being La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and/or Y) as a main component, and M (M being Fe, Co, V, W, Cr, Mo, Cu, Al, and/or Mg) and Si as accessory components. The area of a region in which M is present is 10% or less on average of a cross section of each main component grain.

Abstract: Provided is a dielectric ceramic which exhibits desired high temperature load resistance characteristics even under a high electric field strength on the order of 15 kV/mm. The dielectric ceramic contains, as its main constituent, a perovskite compound represented by the general formula (Ba1-h-i-mCahSriGdm)k(Ti1-y-j-n-o-pZryHfjMgnZnoMnp)O3, 0?h?0.03, 0?i?0.03; 0.042?m?0.074; 0.94?k?1.075; 0?(y+j)?0.05; 0.015?n?0.07; 0?o?0.04; 0?p?0.05; and 1.0<m/(n+o)<4.3. The dielectric ceramic can be used advantageously as a material for a dielectric ceramic layer provided in a laminated ceramic capacitor.

Abstract: This semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a plurality of cylindrical lower electrodes aligned densely in a memory array region; a plate-like support which is contacted on the side surface of the cylindrical lower electrodes, and links to support the plurality of the cylindrical lower electrodes; a pore portion provided in the plate-like support; a dielectric film covering the entire surface of the cylindrical lower electrodes and the plate-like support in which the pore portion is formed; and an upper electrode formed on the surface of the dielectric film, wherein the boundary length of the part on the side surface of the cylindrical lower electrode which is exposed on the pore portion is shorter than the boundary length of the part on the side surface of the cylindrical lower electrode which is not exposed on the pore portion.

Abstract: A capacitor containing an electrochemical cell that includes ruthenium oxide electrodes and an aqueous electrolyte containing a polyprotic acid (e.g., sulfuric acid) is provided. More specifically, the electrodes each contain a substrate that is coated with a metal oxide film formed from a combination of ruthenium oxide and inorganic oxide particles (e.g., alumina, silica, etc.). Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the inorganic oxide particles may enhance proton transfer (e.g., proton generation) in the aqueous electrolyte to form hydrated inorganic oxide complexes (e.g., [Al(H2O)63+] to [Al2(H2O)8(OH2)]4+). The inorganic oxide thus acts as a catalyst to both absorb and reversibly cleave water into protons and molecular bonded hydroxyl bridges. Because the anions (e.g.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor body of alternately stacked dielectric layers and internal electrode layers, and an external electrode provided on the end face of the capacitor body on which the internal electrode layer is exposed. The dielectric layer has a crystal phase composed mainly of barium titanate and having a cubic system crystal structure. The grain diameter of crystal grains constituting the crystal phase is 0.05 to 0.2 pm. The dielectric layer is formed of a ceramic containing, per mole of barium, 0.0014 to 0.03 moles yttrium, 0.0002 to 0.045 moles manganese, 0.0075 to 0.04 moles magnesium and 0.025 to 0.18 moles ytterbium. The dielectric bonding material is formed of a ceramic containing the same components as those of the main crystal phase of the dielectric ceramic constituting the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Dielectric ceramic composition includes a hexagonal type barium titanate as a main component shown by a generic formula (Ba1-?M?)A(Ti1-?Mn?)BO3 and having hexagonal structure wherein an effective ionic radius of 12-coordinated “M” is ?20% or more to +20% or less with respect to an effective ionic radius of 12-coordinated Ba2+ and the A, B, ? and ? satisfy relations of 0.900?(A/B)?1.040, 0.003???0.05, 0.03???0.2, and as subcomponents, with respect to the main component, certain contents of alkaline earth oxide such as MgO and the like, Mn3O4 and/or Cr2O3, CuO, Al2O3, rare earth element oxide and glass component including SiO2. According to the present invention, it can be provided the hexagonal type barium titanate powder and dielectric ceramic composition which are preferable for producing electronic components such as a capacitor and the like showing high specific permittivity, having advantageous insulation property and sufficient reliability.

Abstract: A conductive paste for an internal electrode of a multilayer ceramic electronic component capable of restraining a generation of cracks by reducing internal stress, and a multilayer ceramic electronic component fabricated by using the same are provided. The conductive paste for an internal electrode of a multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: 100 parts by weight of a conductive metal powder; and 0.6 to 2.4 parts by weight of an organic binder. The use of the conductive paste can reduce internal stress of a multilayer ceramic electronic component, thus restraining a generation of cracks therein in the multilayer ceramic electronic component.

Abstract: A conductive paste composition for an internal electrode, and a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) including the same are provided. The conductive paste composition for an internal electrode includes: 100 parts by weight of metal powder particles; and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of carbon nano-tubes (CNTs). The conductive paste composition for an internal electrode may control sintering shrinkage of metal powder particles.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes, as a main component, a compound having perovskite type crystal structure shown by a general formula ABO3, as subcomponents, in terms of respective element with respect to 100 moles of the compound, and 0.6 to 2.0 moles of an oxide of Mg, 0.010 to 0.6 mole of oxide of Mn and/or Cr, 0.010 to 0.2 mole of an oxide of at least one selected from V, Mo and W, 0.10 to 1.0 mole of an oxide of R1 (R1 is at least one selected from Y, Yb, Er and Ho), 0.10 to 1.0 mole of an oxide of R2 (R2 is at least one selected from Dy, Gd and Tb) and 0.2 to 1.5 moles of a component consisting of an oxide of Ba and/or oxide of Ca and an oxide of Si. According to the present invention, even when a dielectric layer is made thinner, a dielectric ceramic composition having good characteristics can be provided.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic containing a BaTiO3 based material as its main constituent, and, as accessory constituents, a rare-earth element R(R is at least one selected from Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, and Y), M (M is at least one selected from Mg, Mn, Ni, Co, Cu, Al, Mo, W, and V), SiO2, and CaO. Among crystal grains included in this dielectric ceramic, the ratio of the number of crystal grains 11 in which Si is present in solid solution is 5% or more.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic which is capable of achieving a laminated ceramic capacitor with high reliability, in particular, favorable lifetime characteristics in a load test, even when a dielectric ceramic layer is reduced in thickness, contains one of Ba(Ti, Mn)O3 and (Ba, Ca)(Ti, Mn)O3 as a main component, and R (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and/or Y), M (Fe, Co, V, W, Cr, Mo, Cu, Al, and/or Mg) and Si as accessory components. The area of a region in which at least one of R and M is present is 10% or less on average on a cross section of each main component grain.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic which improves the lifetime characteristics and dielectric breakdown voltage of a laminated ceramic capacitor includes core-shell crystalline grains which have a core-shell structure and homogeneous crystalline grains which have a homogeneous structure. In this dielectric ceramic, the core-shell crystalline grains and the homogeneous crystalline grains are present at an area ratio in the range of 91:9 to 99:1. Preferably, when the mean grain size for the core-shell crystalline grains is represented by R1 and the mean grain size for the homogeneous crystalline grains is represented by R2, the ratio of R2/R1 is 0.8 or more and 3 or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dielectric ceramic having crystal grains mainly composed of barium titanate and an intergranular phase formed among the crystal grains. The dielectric ceramic contains certain amounts of manganese and at least one rare earth element (RE) selected from magnesium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium and erbium, in terms of oxides, per 1 mole of barium constituting the barium titanate. The dielectric ceramic also contains a certain amount of yttrium in terms of oxides, per 100 parts by mass of the barium titanate. The crystal grains have an average grain size of 0.05-0.2 ?m. By using the dielectric ceramic as a dielectric layer, there can be obtained a capacitor having high capacity and stable capacitance temperature characteristics.

Abstract: Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC's) which satisfy X7R TCC requirements and which are compatible with silver-palladium internal electrodes. The MLCC's exhibit desirable dielectric properties—high capacitance, low dissipation factor, high insulation resistance, stable TCC—and excellent performance on highly accelerated life testing, and good resistance to dielectric breakdown. The dielectric layers include a lead-free and cadmium-free barium titanate base material doped with other metal oxides such oxides of zinc, boron, bismuth, barium, titanium, praseodymium, cerium, tungsten, neodymium, tungsten, tin, niobium, copper, and/or manganese in various combinations. The dielectric ceramic materials herein can be fired at less than 1150° C. with an inner electrode having 70 wt % or more Ag and 30 wt % or less Pd to form an MLCC.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic containing ABO3 in which A is Ba, possibly with at least one of Ca and Sr, and B is Ti, possibly with at least one of Zr and Hf as its main component, and Si as a accessory component. The dielectric ceramic includes main phase grains containing the ABO3 main component and secondary phase grains having a composition different from that of the main phase grains. The ratio of the Si content in the secondary phase grains to the total content of Si in the dielectric ceramic is 40% or more so that more Si is distributed in the secondary phase grains. It is preferable that the Si content in secondary phase grains be 30 mol % or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to borosilicate glass compositions for a sintering agent, dielectric compositions containing the borosilicate glass compositions and a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the dielectric compositions. Borosilicate glass compositions for a sintering agent according to an aspect of the invention include an alkali oxide, an alkaline earth oxide and a rare earth oxide, can sinter ceramic dielectrics at low temperatures and improve the hot insulation resistance of a multilayer ceramic capacitor. Correspondingly, dielectric compositions including these borosilicate glass compositions and a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the dielectric compositions can be sintered at a low temperature of 1100° C. or less and have high hot insulation resistance, thereby ensuring high levels of reliability.

Abstract: Provided is an alkali-niobate-based piezoelectric porcelain composition which has a crystal-structure transition point in the range of operation guarantee temperatures and which, despite this, is inhibited from abruptly changing in capacitance. The piezoelectric porcelain composition comprises Li, Na, K, Nb, Ta, Sb, and O as major constituent elements and has an alkali-niobate-based perovskite structure. When the composition has an ABO3 type perovskite structure as a unit lattice in which Z=1, the composition has a transition point at which the crystal structure changes from the monoclinic to the tetragonal system. Thus, the composition has a crystal-structure transition point at ?50° C. to 150° C. so as to utilize the high piezoelectric effect produced by the MPB at the crystal-structure transition point and, despite this, has the feature of always satisfying ?C>0.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor which has a dielectric ceramic with a high dielectric constant and has excellent reliability against changes in temperature and mechanical shocks, even when dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in thickness employs a dielectric ceramic containing (Ba1-xCax)yTiO3 (where 0.045?x?0.15 and 0.98?y?1.05) as its main constituent and containing Re2O3 (where Re is at least one of Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, and Y), MgO, MnO, V2O5, and SiO2 as accessory constituents, which is represented by the general formula: 100(Ba1-xCax)yTiO3+aRe2O3+bMgO+cMnO+dV2O5+eSiO2, and satisfies each of the following conditions: 0.65?a?1.5; 0.98?y?1.05; 0.15?b?2.0; 0.4?c?1.5; 0.02?d?0.25; and 0.2?e?3.0.

Abstract: A process for the production of a glass-ceramic comprises the following steps: a) providing a mixture comprising at least SiO2, Al2O3, BaO and TiO2, b) melting the mixture in order to produce a glass phase, c) cooling the glass phase, and d) ceramicizing the glass phase. In the process, the glass phase is heated over the course of at most 5 minutes, preferably over the course of at most 3 minutes, to a temperature in the region of the crystallization temperature of Ba1-xZ1xTi1-yZ2yO3, whereby Z1 is an element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, Ce, Pb, La and Sm, whereby Z2 is an element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, Nb, V, Y, Sc and Ta, and whereby x and y are each independently of one another 0?x,y?0.5, preferably 0?x,y?0.1, but substantially below the crystallization temperature of Ba[Al2Si2O8].

Abstract: A capacitor with a combined with a resistor and/or fuse is described. This safe capacitor can rapidly discharge through the resistor when shorted. The presence of a fuse in series with the capacitor and results in a resistive failure when this opens during and overcurrent condition. Furthermore, the presence of a resistor in parallel to the capacitor allows the energy to be rapidly dissipated when a failure occurs.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic main body having first and second side faces opposed to each other and third and fourth side faces connecting the first and second side faces; a plurality of inner electrodes formed within the ceramic main body and having respective one ends thereof exposed to the third and fourth side faces; external electrodes formed on the third and fourth side faces and electrically connected to the inner electrodes; and dielectric layers alternately stacked with the inner electrodes and made of ceramic powder, wherein a grain size of the ceramic powder is 130 ?m or smaller. Acoustic noise generated from the multilayer ceramic capacitor can be reduced by adjusting the grain size of the ceramic powder, a chip permittivity, and the thickness of the dielectric layer, and thus, noise of an electronic product employing the multilayer ceramic capacitor can be reduced.