Electrode, electrolytic capacitor, and method for manufacturing those
View Patent ↗An electrode includes a core portion including a first metal, and a porous portion disposed in contact with the core portion. The porous portion includes a porous body, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer. The porous body is integrated with the core portion and includes the first metal. The first dielectric layer covers at least a part of a surface of the porous body. And the second dielectric layer covers at least a part of the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer includes oxide of first metal, and the second dielectric layer includes oxide of a second metal. The second metal is different from the first metal. When T is a thickness of the porous portion, the second metal is distributed to a region closer to the core portion than a position of 0.5T from a boundary between the core portion and the porous portion.
1. An electrode comprising:
a core portion including a first metal; and
a porous portion disposed in contact with the core portion,
wherein:
the porous portion includes:
a porous body integrated with the core portion, the porous body including the first metal;
a first dielectric layer covering at least a part of a surface of the porous body; and
a second dielectric layer covering at least a part of the first dielectric layer,
the first dielectric layer includes oxide of the first metal,
the second dielectric layer includes oxide of a second metal, the second metal being different from the first metal,
when T is a thickness of the porous portion, the second metal is distributed to a region closer to the core portion than a position of 0.5T from a boundary between the core portion and the porous portion, and
1.08≤R 0.75 /R 0.5 ≤1.2 is satisfied,
where R 0.5 is an atom ratio of the second metal to the first metal at a position of 0.5T from the boundary between the core portion and the porous portion, and R 0.75 is an atom ratio of the second metal to the first metal at a position of 0.75T from the boundary between the core portion and the porous portion.
2. The electrode according to claim 1 , wherein
1.22≤R 0.5 /R 0.25 ≤1.4 is satisfied,
where R 0.25 is an atom ratio of the second metal to the first metal at a position of 0.25T from the boundary between the core portion and the porous portion, and R 0.5 is an atom ratio of the second metal to the first metal at a position of 0.5T from the boundary between the core portion and the porous portion.
3. The electrode according to claim 1 , wherein a dynamic contact angle of water in the porous portion is less than or equal to 60°.
4. The electrode according to claim 1 , wherein wettability of the oxide of the first metal to water is higher than wettability of the oxide of the second metal to water.
5. The electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the second dielectric layer contains a composite oxide containing the first metal and the second metal.
6. The electrode according to claim 1 , wherein
the first metal is aluminum, and
the second metal is one selected from a group consisting of titanium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, hafnium, and silicon.
7. An electrolytic capacitor comprising:
the electrode according to claim 1 ; and
at least one of an electrolytic solution or a solid electrolyte that is included in the porous portion of the electrode.
8. An electrode comprising:
a core portion including a first metal; and
a porous portion disposed in contact with the core portion,
wherein:
the porous portion includes:
a porous body integrated with the core portion, the porous body including the first metal;
a first dielectric layer covering at least a part of a surface of the porous body; and
a second dielectric layer covering at least a part of the first dielectric layer,
the first dielectric layer includes oxide of the first metal,
the second dielectric layer includes oxide of a second metal, the second metal being different from the first metal,
when T is a thickness of the porous portion, the second metal is distributed to a region closer to the core portion than a position of 0.5T from a boundary between the core portion and the porous portion, and
the second dielectric layer contains a composite oxide containing the first metal and the second metal.
9. The electrode according to claim 8 , wherein a dynamic contact angle of water in the porous portion is less than or equal to 60°.
10. The electrode according to claim 8 , wherein wettability of the oxide of the first metal to water is higher than wettability of the oxide of the second metal to water.
11. The electrode according to claim 8 , wherein
the first metal is aluminum, and
the second metal is one selected from a group consisting of titanium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, hafnium, and silicon.
12. An electrolytic capacitor comprising:
the electrode according to claim 8 ; and
at least one of an electrolytic solution or a solid electrolyte that is included in the porous portion of the electrode.
13. An electrolytic capacitor comprising:
an electrode including a core portion including a first metal and a porous portion disposed in contact with the core portion; and
at least one of an electrolytic solution or a solid electrolyte that is included in the porous portion of the electrode, wherein:
the porous portion includes:
a porous body integrated with the core portion, the porous body including the first metal;
a first dielectric layer covering at least a part of a surface of the porous body; and
a second dielectric layer covering at least a part of the first dielectric layer,
the first dielectric layer includes oxide of the first metal,
the second dielectric layer includes oxide of a second metal, the second metal being different from the first metal,
when T is a thickness of the porous portion, the second metal is distributed to a region closer to the core portion than a position of 0.5T from a boundary between the core portion and the porous portion, and
at least a part of the second dielectric layer is in direct contact with the at least one of an electrolytic solution or a solid electrolyte.
14. The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 13 , wherein a dynamic contact angle of water in the porous portion is less than or equal to 60°.
15. The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 13 , wherein wettability of the oxide of the first metal to water is higher than wettability of the oxide of the second metal to water.
16. The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 13 , wherein the second dielectric layer contains a composite oxide containing the first metal and the second metal.
17. The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 13 , wherein:
the first metal is aluminum, and
the second metal is one selected from a group consisting of titanium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, hafnium, and silicon.