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Temperature stable monolithic capacitors and ceramic compositions for producing same
Assignee: Vibrantz Corp
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Filing: 1982-11-12
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Granted: 1985-02-19
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Expires: 2002-11-12
Abstract
Abstract Multilayer ceramic capacitors, and in particular NPO class capacitors are produced from dielectric compositions comprising a mixture of BaO, PbO, Nd 2 O 3 , Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 and one of the rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , the selected rare earth oxide being present in an amount ranging from approximately 10 to 100 wt. % of the amount of Nd 2 O 3 in the mixture. In one embodiment an acrylic binder is added to the mixture to produce ceramic sheets which are screen printed with a Pt-Pd-Au electrode, and then cut into thin layers, stacked, laminated, sintered and terminated to produce a multilayer capacitor having an extremely stable TC and effective dielectric constant as high as 120. A high bismuth glass frit composition may be mixed with the dielectric ceramic mixture to produce a low sintering temperature mixture which is processed as above and then screen printed with a Ag-Pd alloy and laminated to produce a multilayer capacitor which can be sintered at a temperature as low as 1100° C.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 00:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/018; H01G4/06; H01G4/08; H01G4/12; H01G4/1209; H01G4/1218; H01G4/1227; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C04B35/462
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A ceramic temperature compensating dielectric composition in fine particle form having a dielectric constant of 84.0 or greater and consisting essentially of a mixture of BaO, PbO, Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 in quantities of approximately 16, 2, 9 and 37 wt. %, respectively, and rare earth oxides in an amount not exceeding approximately 35 wt.% of said mixture, said rare earth oxides consisting essentially of Nd 2 O 3 and one of the additional rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , said Nd 2 O 3 being present in amounts ranging from approximately 17.4 to 31.3 wt.% of the overall mixture, and said additional rare earth oxide being present in an amount ranging from approximately 10 to 50 wt. % of the total amount of rare earth oxides present in the mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A ceramic temperature compensating dielectric composition in fine particle form having a dielectric constant of 84.0 or greater and consisting essentially of a mixture of BaO, PbO, Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 in quantities of approximately 16, 2, 9 and 37 wt. %, respectively, and rare earth oxides in an amount not exceeding approximately 35 wt.% of said mixture, said rare earth oxides consisting essentially of Nd 2 O 3 and one of the additional rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , said Nd 2 O 3 being present in amounts ranging from approximately 17.4 to 31.3 wt.% of the overall mixture, and said additional rare earth oxide being present in an amount ranging from approximately 10 to 50 wt. % of the total amount of rare earth oxides present in the mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composition as defined in claim 1, wherein the amount of Nd 2 O 3 in said mixture is inversely proportional to the amount of said additional rare earth oxide present in the mixture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as defined in claim 1, having a temperature coefficient of dielectric constant in the range of ±30 p.p.m/°C., and a dielectric constant in the range of from 84 to 102.5.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
168 words
In a capacitor of the NPO variety having a fired ceramic substrate, a dielectric constant greater than 84.0 and a TC in the range of ±30 p.p.m./°C., the improvement wherein said substrate is made from a ceramic dielectric composition consisting essentially of a mixture of BaO, PbO, Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 in quantities of approximately 16, 2, 9 and 37 wt. %, respectively, and the rare earth oxides present in amounts up to approximately 35 wt. % of said mixture, said rare earth oxides consisting essentially of Nd 2 O 3 and one of the additional rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , said Nd 2 O 3 being present in amounts ranging from approximately 17.4 to 31.3 wt. % of the overall mixture, and said additional rare earth oxides being present in an amount ranging from approximately 10-50 wt. % of the total amount of rare earth oxides present in the mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
168 words
In a capacitor of the NPO variety having a fired ceramic substrate, a dielectric constant greater than 84.0 and a TC in the range of ±30 p.p.m./°C., the improvement wherein said substrate is made from a ceramic dielectric composition consisting essentially of a mixture of BaO, PbO, Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 in quantities of approximately 16, 2, 9 and 37 wt. %, respectively, and the rare earth oxides present in amounts up to approximately 35 wt. % of said mixture, said rare earth oxides consisting essentially of Nd 2 O 3 and one of the additional rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , said Nd 2 O 3 being present in amounts ranging from approximately 17.4 to 31.3 wt. % of the overall mixture, and said additional rare earth oxides being present in an amount ranging from approximately 10-50 wt. % of the total amount of rare earth oxides present in the mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A capacitor as defined in claim 4, wherein said fired ceramic substrate further includes a fritted glass powder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a multilayer capacitor of the type comprising a sintered multilayer ceramic matrix having therein screen printed electrodes, and having a dielectric constant of 84.0 or greater the improvement wherein said matrix consists essentially of a mixture of BaO, PbO, Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 in quantities of approximately 16, 2, 9 and 37 wt. %, respectively, and rare earth oxides, consisting essentially of Nd 2 O 3 and one of the additional rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , said additional rare earth oxide being present in an amount ranging from approximately 3.48 to 17.4 wt. % of the overall mixture, and approximately 10 to 50 wt. % of the total amount of rare earth oxides present in the mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a multilayer capacitor of the type comprising a sintered multilayer ceramic matrix having therein screen printed electrodes, and having a dielectric constant of 84.0 or greater the improvement wherein said matrix consists essentially of a mixture of BaO, PbO, Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 in quantities of approximately 16, 2, 9 and 37 wt. %, respectively, and rare earth oxides, consisting essentially of Nd 2 O 3 and one of the additional rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Pr 6 O 11 and Sm 2 O 3 , said additional rare earth oxide being present in an amount ranging from approximately 3.48 to 17.4 wt. % of the overall mixture, and approximately 10 to 50 wt. % of the total amount of rare earth oxides present in the mixture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A multilayer capacitor as defined in claim 6, wherein up to a maximum the quantity of Nd 2 O 3 is inversely proportional to the quantity of said additional rare earth oxide present in the mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A multilayer capacitor as defined in claim 7, wherein said matrix includes an acrylic binder and said electrodes are made from a Pt-Pd-AU alloy.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A multilayer capacitor as defined in claim 7, wherein said matrix further comprises a fritted glass powder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A multilayer capacitor as defined in claim 9, wherein said electrodes are made from a Ag-Pd alloy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A multilayer capacitor as defined in claim 6, having a dielectric constant in the range of 84 to 120, and a temperature coefficient of dielectric constant in the range of ±30 p.p.m./°C.
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