Solid electrolytic capacitor
A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode 2 made of a valve metal or an alloy thereof, a dielectric layer 3 provided on the surface of the anode 2 , a conductive polymer layer 5 provided on the dielectric layer 3 , and a cathode layer 6 provided on the conductive polymer layer 5 . A fullerene layer 4 made of an insulating fullerene is provided between the dielectric layer 3 and the conductive polymer layer 5.
1. A solid electrolytic capacitor including an anode made of a valve metal or an alloy thereof, a dielectric layer provided on the surface of the anode, a conductive polymer layer provided on the dielectric layer, and a cathode layer provided on the conductive polymer layer, wherein
the solid electrolytic capacitor further includes a fullerene layer made of an insulating fullerene provided between the dielectric layer and the conductive polymer layer.
2. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the fullerene layer is made of C60, C70, C78 or a mixture thereof.
3. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the fullerene layer coats the surface of the dielectric layer in a coverage of 15 to 150 μmol per square meter of the total surface area of the dielectric layer.
4. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the fullerene layer coats the surface of the dielectric layer in a coverage of 50 to 100 μmol per square meter of the total surface area of the dielectric layer.
5. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the anode is made of niobium or an alloy thereof.