IP Library Granted Patent US 10,026,552
Granted Patent B2
US 10,026,552 · App. 15/372,905 · Granted Jul 17, 2018

Multilayer ceramic capacitor and manufacturing method therefor

Inventor: Kohei Shimada (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,026,552
App. No.
15/372,905
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes a laminated body having a plurality of ceramic layers including crystal grains that have a perovskite structure, and a plurality of internal electrode layers; and external electrodes on first and second end surfaces of the laminated body and electrically connected to respective sets of the plurality of internal electrodes. In the ceramic layers, when the content of Ti is 100 parts by mol, the ceramic layers contain Ca at 0.10 to 15.00 parts by mol; Mg at 0.0010 to 0.0097 parts by mol; R at 0.50 to 4.00 parts by mol; M at 0.10 to 2.00 parts by mol; and Si at 0.50 to 2.00 parts by mol, and core parts of the crystal grains contain Ca.

Claims (111)

1. A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:

a laminated body having a plurality of ceramic layers comprising crystal grains that have a perovskite structure and a plurality of internal electrode layers; and

a pair of external electrodes on a surface of the laminated body, each external electrode of the pair of external electrodes being electrically connected to a respective set of internal electrodes of the plurality of internal electrode layers,

the ceramic layers containing:

a perovskite compound comprising Ba, Ca, and Ti;

Mg;

R, wherein R represents at least one of rare-earth elements La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y;

M, wherein M represents at least one of Zr, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, Cu, Al, V, Mo, and W; and

Si, and

when a Ti content is 100 parts by mol, the ceramic layers containing:

Ca at 0.10 to 15.00 parts by mol;

Mg at 0.0010 to 0.0097 parts by mol;

R at 0.50 to 4.00 parts by mol;

M at 0.10 to 2.00 parts by mol; and

Si at 0.50 to 2.00 parts by mol, and

the crystal grains having core parts containing Ca.

2. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the R is at least one of rare-earth elements Y, Dy, Gd, La, Ho, Er, Sm, and Yb.

3. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the R comprises R1 and R2, wherein

the R1 is at least one of rare-earth elements Y, Dy, Gd, La, Ho, Er, Sm, and Yb,

the R2 is at least one of rare-earth elements Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Tm, Lu, and Tb, and

the R1/the R2 in parts by mol has a value of 4.0 or more.

4. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein:

Ca is 0.40 to 10.00 parts by mol,

Mg is 0.0010 to 0.0090 parts by mol,

R is 0.50 to 3.00 parts by mol,

M is 0.10 to 1.50 parts by mol, and

Si is 0.60 to 1.90 parts by mol.

5. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein:

Ca is 0.75 to 7.50 parts by mol,

Mg is 0.0010 to 0.0075 parts by mol,

R is 0.50 to 2.50 parts by mol,

M is 0.10 to 1.00 parts by mol, and

Si is 0.80 to 1.60 parts by mol.

6. A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:

a laminated body having a plurality of ceramic layers comprising crystal grains that have a perovskite structure and a plurality of internal electrode layers; and

a pair of external electrodes on a surface of the laminated body, each external electrode of the pair of external electrodes being electrically connected to a respective set of internal electrodes of the plurality of internal electrode layers,

the laminated body containing:

a perovskite compound comprising Ba, Ca, and Ti;

Mg;

R, wherein R is at least one of rare-earth elements La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y;

M, wherein M is at least one of Zr, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, Cu, Al, V, Mo, and W; and

Si,

when a Ti content is 100 parts by mol, the laminated body containing:

Ca at 0.10 to 15.00 parts by mol;

Mg at 0.0010 to 0.0097 parts by mol;

R at 0.50 to 4.00 parts by mol;

M at 0.10 to 2.00 parts by mol; and

Si at 0.50 to 2.00 parts by mol, and

the crystal grains having core parts containing Ca.

7. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 6 , wherein the R is at least one of rare-earth elements Y, Dy, Gd, La, Ho, Er, Sm, and Yb.

8. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 6 , wherein the R comprises R1 and R2, wherein

the R1 is at least one of rare-earth elements Y, Dy, Gd, La, Ho, Er, Sm, and Yb,

the R2 is at least one of rare-earth elements Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Tm, Lu, and Tb, and

the R1/the R2 in parts by mol has a value of 4.0 or more.

9. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 6 , wherein:

Ca is 0.40 to 10.00 parts by mol,

Mg is 0.0010 to 0.0090 parts by mol,

R is 0.50 to 3.00 parts by mol,

M is 0.10 to 1.50 parts by mol, and

Si is 0.60 to 1.90 parts by mol.

10. The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 6 , wherein:

Ca is 0.75 to 7.50 parts by mol,

Mg is 0.0010 to 0.0075 parts by mol,

R is 0.50 to 2.50 parts by mol,

M is 0.10 to 1.00 parts by mol, and

Si is 0.80 to 1.60 parts by mol.

11. A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:

a laminated body having a plurality of ceramic layers comprising crystal grains that have a perovskite structure and a plurality of internal electrode layers; and

a pair of external electrodes on a surface of the laminated body, each external electrode of the pair of external electrodes being electrically connected to a respective set of internal electrodes of the plurality of the internal electrode layers,

the laminated body containing:

a perovskite compound comprising Ba, Ca, and Ti;

Mg;

R, wherein R represents at least one of rare-earth elements La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y;

M, wherein M represents at least one of Zr, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, Cu, Al, V, Mo, and W; and

Si, and

when a Ti content is 100 parts by mol when the laminated body is dissolved with a solvent, the laminated body containing:

Ca at 0.10 to 15.00 parts by mol;

Mg at 0.0010 to 0.0097 parts by mol;

R at 0.50 to 4.00 parts by mol;

M at 0.10 to 2.00 parts by mol; and

Si at 0.50 to 2.00 parts by mol, and

the crystal grains having core parts containing Ca.

12. A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor, the method comprising:

mixing a powder containing, as a main constituent, a perovskite compound comprising Ba, Ca, and Ti, a Mg compound, a compound of R, a compound of M, and an Si compound to obtain a ceramic slurry, wherein R is at least one of rare-earth elements La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y, and M is at least one of Zr, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, Cu, Al, V, Mo, and W;

forming the ceramic slurry into ceramic green sheets;

forming a raw laminated body by laminating the ceramic green sheets and internal electrode patterns; and

firing the raw laminated body to obtain a laminated body with internal electrode layers, wherein

when a Ti content in the ceramic slurry is 100 parts by mol, the ceramic slurry contains:

Ca at 0.10 to 15.00 parts by mol;

Mg at 0.0010 to 0.0097 parts by mol;

R at 0.50 to 4.00 parts by mol;

M at 0.10 to 2.00 parts by mol; and

Si at 0.50 to 2.00 parts by mol.

13. The method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 12 , further comprising mixing a Ca compound with the powder containing the perovskite compound.

14. The method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 12 , wherein the R is at least one of rare-earth elements Y, Dy, Gd, La, Ho, Er, Sm, and Yb.

15. The method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 12 , wherein the R comprises R1 and R2,

R1 is at least one of rare-earth elements Y, Dy, Gd, La, Ho, Er, Sm, and Yb,

R2 is at least one of rare-earth elements Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Tm, Lu, and Tb, and

the R1/the R2 in parts by mol has a value of 4.0 or more.

16. The method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 12 , wherein:

Ca is 0.40 to 10.00 parts by mol,

Mg is 0.0010 to 0.0090 parts by mol,

R is 0.50 to 3.00 parts by mol,

M is 0.10 to 1.50 parts by mol, and

Si is 0.60 to 1.90 parts by mol.

17. The method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 12 , wherein:

Ca is 0.75 to 7.50 parts by mol,

Mg is 0.0010 to 0.0075 parts by mol,

R is 0.50 to 2.50 parts by mol,

M is 0.10 to 1.00 parts by mol, and

Si is 0.80 to 1.60 parts by mol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2016
From: SHIMADA, KOHEI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-246400 · Dec 17, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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