IP Library Granted Patent US 9,169,161
Granted Patent B2
US 9,169,161 · App. 13/499,252 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Ceramic material, method for producing the ceramic material, and resistor component comprising the ceramic material

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Patent No.
US 9,169,161
App. No.
13/499,252
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ceramic material has the following composition: (Ba 1-x M n x )O.z(Ti 1-y M m y )O 2 .D d .E e . In this composition, (Ba 1-x M n x )=A and (Ti 1-y M m y )=B, where M n stands for at least one element selected from: Mg, Ca, Sr, Pb and mixtures thereof; M m 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.

Claims (22)

1. A resistor component comprising a ceramic material having the following composition:

(Ba 1-x M n x )O.z(Ti 1-y M m y )O 2 .D d .E e

with (Ba 1-x M n x )=A and (Ti 1-y M m y )=B, wherein

M n stands for at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Pb and mixtures thereof;

M m stands for at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn and Zr and mixtures thereof;

D stands for at least one element selected from: Nb, Y, Sb or an element from the lanthanide group and mixtures thereof;

E stands for at least one element selected from: Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu and mixtures thereof;

wherein the parameters satisfy: 0≦x≦0.6; 0≦y≦0.35; 0≦d≦0.02; 0≦e≦0.02; 1<z; and a molar ratio of B to A satisfies: 1<B/A, and

wherein the ceramic material comprises at most 0.05 mol% Si, wherein M n at least partially stands for Ca, and Ca has a minimum content of 10 mol% in A, and wherein the resistor component comprising the ceramic material has a positive temperature coefficient.

2. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of B to A satisfies: 1.005<B/A<1.05.

3. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein d satisfies:

0<d.

4. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein e satisfies:

0<e.

5. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein x satisfies:

0.12<x<0.4.

6. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein y satisfies:

0=y.

7. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein y satisfies:

0<y<0.1.

8. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein M n at least partially stands for Ca, and Ca has a minimum content of 12 mol% in A.

9. The resistor component according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic material comprises the elements B, Ge, Li, K and P at most as impurities.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: EPCOS AG
To: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
Reel/Frame 063101/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2012
From: STEINBERGER, BERNHARD; KAHR, WERNER; IHLE, JAN
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 028328/0157 →