Abstract: A dielectric composition includes dielectric particles and first segregations. The dielectric particles each include a perovskite compound represented by ABO3 as a main component. The first segregations each include at least Ba, P, and O. A molar ratio (Ba/Ti) of Ba to Ti in the first segregations is 1.20 or more.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a body, a pair of external electrodes, disposed on both ends of the body in a first direction, respectively, containing at least one of copper and nickel, while not containing a noble metal, a pair of metal frames connected to the pair of external electrodes, respectively, and a pair of conductive bonding layers, disposed between the external electrode and the metal frame, respectively, containing the same metal component as the external electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a base body including first and second main surfaces, first and second side surfaces, first and second end surfaces, and dielectric layers and internal electrode layers, and external electrodes at the first and second end surfaces, and electrically connected to the internal electrode layers. The base body includes an inner layer, first and second outer layers, first and second side margin portions. The dielectric layers in the inner layer and the first and second outer layers include main crystal grains including barium and titanium, and with respect to 100 parts by mol of titanium, nickel in an amount of about 0.2 to about 3.0 parts by mol, and at least one rare earth element selected from yttrium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium in an amount of about 0.6 parts to about 2.0 parts by mol.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers, and a plurality of internal electrodes stacked with one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the body and connected to the internal electrodes, respectively. The plurality of dielectric layers include a dielectric expressed by empirical formula BaM1aTi1-xSnxM2bO3 (0.008?x?0.05, 0.006?a?0.03, and 0.0006?b<0.006) in which M1 includes a rare earth element, and M2 includes at least one of Mn or V.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer structure having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that are alternately stacked, the dielectric layers being mainly composed of BaTiO3, the internal electrode layers being alternately exposed to two edge faces of the multilayer chip opposite to each other. A Zr/Ti ratio is 0.02 or more and 0.10 or less in a capacity section. A Ba/Ti ratio is more than 0.900 and less than 1.010 in the capacity section. A Eu/Ti ratio is 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less in the capacity section. A Mn/Ti ratio is 0.0005 or more and 0.05 or less in the capacity section. A total amount of a rare earth element or rare earth elements is less than the amount of Eu.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer containing strontium (Sr) and first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and a first external electrode and a second external electrode connected to the first and second internal electrode, respectively, in which the dielectric layer includes a first region parallel to and adjacent to the first internal electrode or the second internal electrode and having a thickness of 50 nm or less, and a second region parallel to and adjacent to the first region, and the first region has an average content of strontium (Sr) greater than 0.1 mol % and less than 9.3 mol %, and the second region has a lower average content of strontium (Sr) than that of the strontium of the first region.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes a functional unit including internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, and a pair of covers that covers the functional unit from both sides in the first direction, the multi-layer unit satisfying a relationship of (2*t2)/t1?0.6, where t1 represents a dimension of the functional unit in the first direction and t2 represents a dimension of each of the pair of covers in the first direction. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes a functional unit including internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, and a pair of covers that covers the functional unit from both sides in the first direction, the multi-layer unit satisfying a relationship of (2*t2)/t1?0.6, where t1 represents a dimension of the functional unit in the first direction and t2 represents a dimension of each of the pair of covers in the first direction. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor (10) has a laminate body (20) constituted by dielectric layers (17) and internal electrode layers (18) stacked alternately. The dielectric layers (17) contain (Ba(1-x-y)CaxSry)m(Ti(1-z)Zrz)O3, where 0.03?x?0.16, 0?y?0.02, 0<z?0.02, 0.99?m?1.02, as a primary component, and an R oxide (R is a rare earth element) by 1.0 to 4.0 mol in equivalent element, an Mg compound by 0.2 to 2.5 mol in equivalent element, an Mn compound by 0.1 to 1.0 mol in equivalent element, a Zr compound by 0.1 to 2.0 mol in equivalent element, a V compound by 0.05 to 0.3 mol in equivalent element, and an Si compound by 0.2 to 5.0 mol in equivalent element, per 100 mol of the primary component. The multilayer ceramic capacitor can offer excellent DC bias properties and ensure high reliability.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a barium titanate (BaTiO3)-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, the accessory ingredient including dysprosium (Dy) and praseodymium (Pr) as first accessory ingredients. A content of the Pr satisfies 0.233 mol?Pr?0.699 mol, based on 100 mol of the barium titanate base material main ingredient.

Abstract: A dielectric material, a method of manufacturing thereof, and a dielectric device and an electronic device including the same. A dielectric material includes a layered metal oxide including a first layer having a positive charge and a second layer having a negative charge which are laminated, a monolayer nanosheet exfoliated from the layered metal oxide, a nanosheet laminate of the monolayer nanosheets, or a combination thereof, wherein the dielectric material includes a two-dimensional layered material having a two-dimensional crystal structure and the two-dimensional layered material is represented by Chemical Formula 1.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising the same are provided. The dielectric ceramic composition includes a BaTiO3-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, where the accessory ingredient includes dysprosium (Dy) and neodymium (Nd) as first accessory ingredients. A total content of Nd is less than 0.699 mol % based on 100 mol % of titanium (Ti) of the base material main ingredient.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the same are provided. The dielectric ceramic composition includes a BaTiO3-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, where the accessory ingredient includes dysprosium (Dy) and niobium (Nb) as first accessory ingredients. A total content of the Dy and Nb is greater than 0.2 mol and less than or equal to 1.5 mol based on 100 mol of titanium (Ti) of the base material main ingredient.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of ceramic powder includes: synthesizing barium titanate powder from barium carbonate, titanium dioxide, manganese carbonate, and one of ammonium molybdate and tungsten oxide, wherein: a solid solution amount of the donor element is 0.05 mol or more and 0.3 mol or less; a solid solution amount of the accepter element with respect to the barium titanate is 0.02 mol or more and 0.2 mol or less on a presumption that the amount of the barium titanate is 100 mol and the acceptor element is converted into an oxide; and relationships y??0.0003x+1.0106, y??0.0002x+1.0114, 4?x?25 and y?1.0099 are satisfied when a specific surface area of the ceramic powder is “x” and an axial ratio c/a of the ceramic powder is “y”.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the same are provided. The dielectric ceramic composition includes a BaTiO3-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, where the accessory ingredient includes dysprosium (Dy) and niobium (Nb) as first accessory ingredients. A total content of the Dy and Nb is less than or equal to 1.5 mol, based on 100 mol of Ti of the base material main ingredient, and a content of the Dy satisfies 0.7 mol<Dy<1.1 mol, based on 100 mol of Ti of the base material main ingredient.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide the multilayer ceramic capacitor having no deterioration of dielectric properties even in case an inhibitor of an internal electrode layer is pushed out to a dielectric layer when sintering. The multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 including a capacitor element body 10 comprising a dielectric layer 2 and an internal electrode layer 3 stacked in an alternating manner, wherein when Za represents Zr concentration of an dielectric particle in a center part 6 of the dielectric layer 2 and Zb represents Zr concentration of a dielectric particle near the internal electrode layer, 0<(Za/Zb)<1 is satisfied.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic component includes: an insulator part 10 of rectangular solid shape; a coil element 32 provided inside the insulator part 10; bottom electrodes 40 provided on a bottom face 14 of the insulator part 10 and electrically connected to the coil element 32; a plating layer 62 provided in a manner overlapping each bottom electrode 40 so that its end 64 on the bottom face 14 is away from the end 42 of the bottom electrode 40; and a plating layer 60 which is arranged between the bottom electrode 40 and the plating layer 62 and overlaps the bottom electrode 40, and which is constituted by a metal having lower solder wettability and higher melting point than those of the plating layer 62. The electronic component can suppress generation of cracking in the insulator part.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a main component of a perovskite type compound represented by a general formula of ABO3, in which A is an element in an A-site, B is an element in a B-site, and O is an oxygen element. A includes Ba. A further includes at least one of Ca and Sr. B includes Ti. A sintered-body lattice volume obtained by X-ray diffraction method is 64.33 ?3 or below.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a main component of a perovskite type compound represented by a general formula of ABO3, in which A is an element in an A-site, B is an element in a B-site, and O is an oxygen element. A includes Ba. B includes Ti and Zr. A sintered-body lattice volume obtained by X-ray diffraction method is 64.50 ?3 or above.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes an element body in which dielectric layers and internal electrode layers having different polarities are laminated alternately. The dielectric layers contain a main component of a perovskite-type compound represented by (Ba1-a-bSraCab)m(Ti1-c-dZrcHfd)O3. 0.94<m<1.1, 0?a?1, 0?b?1, 0?c?1, and 0?d?1 are satisfied. The dielectric layers contain a first sub-component of 2.5 mol or more to the main component of 100 mol. The first sub-component contains a boron oxide and/or a lithium oxide. The internal electrode layers contain a main component of copper and/or silver.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a laminate having a plurality of multilayer capacitors are disposed to be adjacent to each other, each of the multilayer capacitors including a body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through two end surfaces of the body facing each other in a length direction with each of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes disposed on the two end surfaces of the body in the length direction, respectively; and first and second terminals disposed on the laminate to cover a plurality of first and second external electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an electrode, a ferroelectric material adjacent the electrode, the ferroelectric material comprising an oxide of at least one of hafnium and zirconium, the ferroelectric material doped with bismuth, and another electrode adjacent the ferroelectric material on an opposite side thereof from the first electrode. Related semiconductor structures, memory cells, semiconductor devices, electronic systems, and related methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a ceramic dielectric including a composite of a first dielectric and a second dielectric, wherein each of the first dielectric and the second dielectric includes strontium (Sr) and niobium (Nb) and has a different crystal system, a ceramic electronic component, and a device.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes dielectric layers and internal electrode layers provided on the dielectric layers. The dielectric layers each include a perovskite compound that includes Ca and Zr, and optionally Sr and Ti. Mn is disposed at an interface between one of the dielectric layers and one of the internal electrode layers, and a Mn/Zr molar ratio at the interface is not less than about 0.117.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which internal electrodes and dielectric layers are alternately stacked; a first external electrode connected to a subset of the internal electrodes; and a second external electrode sandwiching the multilayer structure with the first external electrode in a first direction is connected to another subset of the internal electrodes, wherein t12×W1/N is equal to or more than 0.1, when a distance between a first edge positioned at outermost of the internal electrodes in a second direction intersecting with the first direction in a plane direction of the internal electrodes and the dielectric layers and a second edge positioned at innermost of the internal electrodes in the second direction is W1 (mm), each thickness of the plurality of dielectric layers is t1 (?m), and a stack number of the plurality of dielectric layers is N.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes an element body having an internal electrode layer and a dielectric layer. These are substantially parallel to a plane including a first axis and a second axis and are alternately laminated along a third axis direction. Side surfaces oppositely facing in the first axis direction are respectively equipped with an insulating layer. End surfaces facing each other in the second axis direction are respectively equipped with an external electrode. An end portion in the first axis direction of the internal electrode layer is recessed from an end portion in the first axis direction of the dielectric layer to the inner side along the first axis direction. A main component of the internal electrode layer is Ni. A reaction portion is between the end portion in the first axis direction of the internal electrode layer and the insulating layer.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic electronic component mounting structure includes a laminated ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body, first and second inner electrodes in the ceramic body including opposed portions including at least portions of which are opposed to each other in a thickness direction of the ceramic body, a first terminal electrode electrically connected to the first inner electrode, and a second terminal electrode electrically connected to the second inner electrode; and a circuit board including first and second electrode lands electrically connected to the first and second terminal electrodes and on which the laminated ceramic electronic component is mounted, wherein widths of the first and second electrode lands are smaller than widths of the first and second inner electrodes at the opposed portions.

Abstract: Dielectric layers are prepared using a dielectric material that contains a ceramic powder having Ba, Ti, and additive element X which is solid-solubilized and is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mo, Ta, Nb, and W, wherein the standard deviation of the ratio of the peak intensity of the additive element X (XK?) measured by STEM-EDX, and the sum of the peak intensity of the Ti and peak intensity of the Ba (BaL?+TiK?) measured by STEM-EDX, is less than 10.5% of the average ratio as measured at a total of five points including the three points that divide the maximum diameter of one grain of the ceramic powder into four equal parts, and two excluding the center point of the three points that divide the diameter crossing at right angles with the maximum diameter at its center point, into four equal parts.

Abstract: A barium titanate based PTC thermistor ceramic composition without using Pb. Its Curie temperature is shifted to a temperature higher than 120° C. The PTC thermistor can readily turn semiconductive even if it is sintered in air. The resistivity at 25° C. is low and the variation rate of the resistivity at 25° C. with time is little. The PTC thermistor ceramic composition includes a sintered body having a barium titanate based compound represented by formula (1) as the main component, (Ba1-x-y-wBixAyREw)?(Ti1-zTMz)O3 (1), wherein, 1.02y?x?1.5y (2), 0.007?y?0.125 (3), 0?(w+z)?0.01 (4), 0.97???1.06 (5), and the sintered body contains Ca in a ratio of 0.01 mol or more and less than 0.05 mol relative to 1 mol of Ti site in terms of element.

Abstract: A laminate-type ceramic electric component such as laminated ceramic capacitor which has excellent mechanical strength and also has thermal shock resistance at the same time is provided. A laminate-type ceramic electronic component includes an inner layer part, in which dielectric layers including ABO3 (which represents a perovskite crystal in which A contains at least Ba and B contains at least Ti) as a main component and internal electrode layers are alternately laminated; and a pair of outer layer parts which sandwich the inner layer part, wherein the outer layer parts include a continuous film containing a Ba—Si—Ti—O based crystal phase.

Abstract: There are provided a dielectric ceramic having large specific resistance and even capacitance characteristic at 150° C., as well as a laminated ceramic electronic component employing such a dielectric ceramic. A ceramic layer includes crystal grains, the ceramic layer containing a perovskite type compound containing Ba, Ca, Ti, and Zr, containing Si, and optionally containing Mn. When the total content of Ti and Zr is 1 molar part, the content of Mn is 0.015 molar part or less, the content of Si is 0.005 molar part or more and less than 0.03 molar part, the molar ratio x of Ca/(Ba+Ca) satisfies 0.05<x<0.20, and the molar ratio y of Zr/(Ti+Zr) satisfies 0.03<y<0.18. The crystal grains have an average grain size of less than 130 nm.

Abstract: There are provided a dielectric composition for low-temperature sintering and a multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the dielectric composition and the dielectric composition may contains: BaTiO3 as a main ingredient; and a Li2O—BaO compound as an accessory ingredient, wherein the accessory ingredient is contained in an amount of 0.2 mol % to 0.8 mol %, on the basis of 100 mol % of the main ingredient.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes at least dielectric particles having a core-shell structure and segregation particles, a concentration of a rare earth compound in the segregation particle is twice or more than an average concentration of the rare earth compound in a shell part of the dielectric particle having the core-shell structure, an area occupied by the segregation particles is 0.1 to 1.1%, when a maximum particle size of the segregation particle is defined as rbmax, a minimum particle size of the segregation particle is defined as rbmin, and an average particle size of the dielectric particle having the core-shell structure is defined as ra, a relation of rbmax/ra?2.00 and rbmin/ra?0.25 is satisfied, and the segregation particles substantially do not include Mg.

Abstract: In a monolithic ceramic capacitor, ceramic layers defining inner layers are mainly composed of a perovskite compound containing Ba and Ti. A portion of an electrically effective section in the ceramic layers near a connecting portion between the inner electrodes and an outer electrode undergoes mapping analysis by an energy-dispersive method. In regions of the resulting mapping image, the regions extending from the interfaces between the inner electrodes and a corresponding one of the ceramic layers to positions about ? of the thickness of the ceramic layer in the stacking direction, ((L2?L3)/L1)×100?50 is satisfied, where L1 represents the total length of grain boundaries, L2 represents the total length of grain boundaries where a rare-earth element is present, and L3 represents the total length of portions where the grain boundaries where the rare-earth element is present are overlapped with grain boundaries with a specific element present.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition with high dielectric insulation properties that has a dielectric constant of at least 20, a dielectric tangent of 0.1 or less, outstanding insulation properties (at least 1012 ?·cm), and for use in electrical power, communication devices, and the like. A resin composition with high dielectric insulation properties comprises a constituent (A), which is 100 parts by mass of a polymer material that acts as a dispersion medium for constituent (B), and a constituent (B), which is 100-3000 parts by mass of a perovskite complex oxide powder comprising secondary particles formed by the mutual bonding of primary particles through sintering and represented by the formula: ABO3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric ceramic composition, method for preparing the same, and electronic device using the same. According to the present invention, there is provided a dielectric ceramic composition which allows use of a nickel internal electrode, sintering under a reducing atmosphere, and having 1000 or higher dielectric constant while providing excellent dc-bias properties and reliability which is close to paraelectric property. The composition of the present invention can generate high effective capacity under high DC voltage, have strong resistance against electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, and be used for preparing an electronic device having low acoustic noise.

Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, an inner ceramic layer includes a perovskite-type compound containing Ba and Ti. A region within an electrically effective portion of the inner ceramic layers sandwiched between inner electrodes, which is near an area where inner and outer electrodes connect to each other, is subjected to a mapping analysis using EDS. ((L2?L3)/L1)×100?50 is satisfied, L1 denotes a total length of ceramic grain boundaries detected from a TEM transmission image, L2 denotes a total length of grain boundaries, detected from a mapping image and the TEM transmission image, where the rare earth element is present, and L3 denotes a total length of portions, detected from a mapping image and the TEM transmission image, in which the grain boundaries where the rare earth element is present and grain boundaries where at least one of Mn, Mg, and Si is present are overlapped.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition may include a base powder represented by (1-x) BaTiO3-xBiMO3 (M being configured of Mg and Ti) containing a first main component represented by BaTiO3 and a second main component represented by BiMO3, x satisfying 0.005?x?0.5, and Some embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a novel dielectric ceramic composition capable of securing X8R temperature characteristics and reliability.

Abstract: A ceramic material has the following composition: (Ba1-xMnx)O.z(Ti1-yMmy)O2.Dd.Ee. In this composition, (Ba1-xMnx)=A and (Ti1-yMmy)=B, where Mn stands for at least one element selected from: Mg, Ca, Sr, Pb and mixtures thereof; Mm stands for at least one element selected from: Sn, Zr and mixtures thereof; D stands for at least one element having donor properties; E stands for at least one element having acceptor properties. The following applies for the parameters: 0?x?0.6; 0?y?0.35; 0?d?0.02; 0?e?0.02; 1<z; and the following applies for the molar ratio of B to A: 1<B/A. The ceramic material comprises Si only as an impurity.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor exhibits superior life characteristics in a high temperature load test despite the use of very thin dielectric layers. As a dielectric ceramic constituting a dielectric layer of the multilayer ceramic capacitor, a perovskite-type compound is used and contains Ba and Ti (a portion of Ba can be replaced with at least one of Ca and Sr, and a portion of Ti can be replaced with Zr) as a main component, and including La within the range of 2-6 parts by mole, Mg within the range of 3-5 parts by mole, and Mn within the range of 1.5-3 parts by mole in a case where a total content of Ti and Zr is 100 parts by mole.

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: A dielectric ceramic material comprises a primary component of barium titanate (BaTiO3) and at least one additive component. The additive component has a mole percentage from 1% to 50% and is selected from the group consisting of lithium tantalite [lithium tantalate (LiTaO3)], barium cerate (BaCeO3), sodium metaniobate [sodium niobate (NaNbO3)] and the combinations thereof.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic enabling low-temperature firing and exhibiting good dielectric characteristics, and a stack ceramic electronic component using the same are provided. The dielectric ceramic containing (Ba1-x-yCaxSry)m(Ti1-zZrz)O3 (1.005?m?1.2, 0?x+y?0.2, and 0?z?0.2) as a major component and an amount of Bi relative to 100 parts by mol of the major component which is 1.0 part by mol or more and 40 parts by mol or less.

Abstract: A liquid composition is provided for forming a thin film in the form of a mixed composite metal oxide in which a composite oxide B containing copper (Cu) and a composite oxide C containing manganese (Mn) are mixed into a composite metal oxide A represented with the general formula: Ba1-xSrxTiyO3, wherein the molar ratio B/A of the composite oxide B to the composite metal oxide A is within the range of 0.002<B/A<0.05, and the molar ratio C/A of the composite oxide C to the composite metal oxide A is within the range of 0.002<C/A<0.03.

Abstract: A dielectric material is provided. The material includes Ca1-x-yBaxSryTi1 -zCrzO3-?Ap, wherein A is nitrogen, fluorine, or combinations thereof; x and y can vary between the value of zero and one such that 0<x<1 and 0<y<1; z can vary between the value of zero and 0.01 such that 0?z?0.01; and ? and p can vary between the value of zero and one such that 0???1 and 0?p?1, with a proviso that z and p are not simultaneously zero. A dielectric component including the dielectric material and a system including the dielectric component are provided.

Abstract: A contactless power transfer system is proposed. The power transfer system comprises a field-focusing element comprising a dielectric material. The dielectric material comprises a composition that is selected from the family of (Ba,Sr)TiO3 or CaCu3Ti4O12. The compositions of the (Ba,Sr)TiO3 include the materials such as Ca1-x-yBaxSryTi1-zCrzO3-?Np, wherein 0<x<1; 0<y<1; 0?z?0.01; 0???1; and 0?p?1. The compositions of the CaCu3Ti4O12 include the materials such as Ca1-x-yBaxSry (Ca1-zCuz)Cu2Ti4-?Al?O12-0.5?, wherein 0?x<0.5; 0?y<0.5; 0?z?1; and 0???0.1.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition, including: a base powder including BamTiO3, where 0.995?m?1.010; a first subcomponent including 0.1 to 1.0 at % (x) of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one variable-valence acceptor element based on 100 moles of the base powder; a second subcomponent including 0.01 to 3.0 at % (y) of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one fixed valence acceptor element; a third subcomponent including an oxide or carbonate containing cerium (z) at % and at least one other rare-earth element (w) at %, where 0.01?z?x+4y and 0.01?z+w?x+4y; a fourth subcomponent including at least one of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one of Barium, Calcium, Aluminum, and Silicon and glass containing silicon; and a fifth subcomponent including 0.01 to 10.0 at % of an oxide containing zirconium.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic whose primary component is an ABO3 compound (A contains Ba and B contains Ti) has a per-layer thickness of approx. 0.5 ?m or less, where the volume ratio to all dielectric sintered grains of those whose grain size is in a range of 0.02 ?m to 0.15 ?m is adjusted to a grain size distribution of 1% to 10%. High dielectric constant and high reliability can be achieved at the same time with the dielectric ceramic.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition for multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) includes a first component of 91 to 98 wt % and a second component of 2 to 9 wt %, wherein the first component includes a main component BaTiO3 of 94 to 98 wt %, a first subcomponent of 0.5 to 2 wt % including a glass powder having a network structure, and a second subcomponent of 1 to 4 wt % including at least one of MgO, Cr2O3 and Mn3O4, and the second component includes (Ba1-y-xCaySrx)(ZryTi1-y)O3, and x satisfies 0.2?x?0.8 and y satisfies 0.03?y?0.15.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor has multiple layered dielectric ceramic layers of a dielectric ceramic constituted by primary phase grains whose primary component is BaTiO3, secondary phase grains containing at least Re (Re represents at least one of Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, and Y), Ba, and Ti, and grain boundary phase containing at least one of B and Li or both; and internal electrodes which are made of Cu or Cu alloy. When a thickness of the dielectric ceramic layer is given by t, and when grain sizes at cumulative 20%, cumulative 50%, and cumulative 95% points of a cumulative count distribution of the primary phase grains are given by D20, D50, and D95, respectively, D20?D50×70%, D50?t/4, D95?t/2, and CV value ((standard deviation between D20 and D95)/D50)<40% are satisfied.