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Dielectric ceramics composite material
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1994-04-21
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Granted: 1995-04-04
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Expires: 2014-04-21
Abstract
Abstract A dielectric ceramic composite material comprising a dielectric ceramics and a glass having a softening temperature lower than the sintering temperature of the dielectric ceramics, wherein said particles of the dielectric ceramics are randomly dispersed in a matrix of the glass. This composite material can be formed by molding a mixture of the dielectric ceramics powder and glass powder at first, and by firing this mold (including a film thereof) at the softening temperature of the glass or higher. The obtained dielectric ceramics composite material can be extensively utilized as various ceramic functional elements or electronic components incorporated in various piezoelectric, pyroelectric, ferroelectric memory, actuator elements and many others.
Inventors
- 👤 Masamitsu Nishida
- 👤 Koichi Kugimiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/80; H10N30/85; H10N30/852
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A ferroelectric ceramics composite material comprising: 10 to 90% by volume of a ferroelectric ceramics, selected from the group consisting of PbTiO 3 , PbZrO 3 , Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) X Ti y Zr z O 3 (where X+Y+Z=1), Pb(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) A (Sn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) B Ti C Zr D O 3 (where A+B+C+D=1), [PbTiO 3 ,] BaTiO 3 , PbNb 2 O 6 , NaNbO 3 , and KNbO 3 , wherein the average particle size of said ferroelectric ceramics is 0.02 to 2.0 microns, 5 to 15% by volume of inorganic whiskers, and, the remainder being at least 10% by volume of a glass having a softening temperature that is in the range of from 300° C. to 800° C. and is lower than the sintering temperature of said ferroelectric ceramics, wherein particles of said ceramics are interspersed in a matrix of said glass.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A ferroelectric ceramics composite material comprising: 10 to 90% by volume of a ferroelectric ceramics, selected from the group consisting of PbTiO 3 , PbZrO 3 , Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) X Ti y Zr z O 3 (where X+Y+Z=1), Pb(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) A (Sn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) B Ti C Zr D O 3 (where A+B+C+D=1), [PbTiO 3 ,] BaTiO 3 , PbNb 2 O 6 , NaNbO 3 , and KNbO 3 , wherein the average particle size of said ferroelectric ceramics is 0.02 to 2.0 microns, 5 to 15% by volume of inorganic whiskers, and, the remainder being at least 10% by volume of a glass having a softening temperature that is in the range of from 300° C. to 800° C. and is lower than the sintering temperature of said ferroelectric ceramics, wherein particles of said ceramics are interspersed in a matrix of said glass.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A ferroelectric ceramics composite material according to claim 1, wherein the average particle size of said ferroelectric ceramics is 0.2 to 0.6 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A ferroelectric ceramics composite material according to claim 1, wherein the average particle size of said ferroelectric ceramics is 0.02 to 0.6 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said glass has a composition selected from PbO.B 2 O 3 , PbO.B 2 O 3 .SiO 2 , PbO.ZnO.B 2 O 3 and ZnO.B 2 O 3 .SiO 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 4 wherein said glass is a crystallized glass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
An electrostrictive ceramics composite material comprising: 10 to 90% by volume of an electrostrictive ceramics selected from the group consisting of Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) x Ti Y O 3 (where X+Y=1) and A[Pb(Ni 1/3Nb 2/3 )O 3 ]B[PbTiO 3 ]C[Ba(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 ] (where A+B+C=1), wherein the average particle size of said electrostrictive ceramics is 0.02 to 2.0 microns, 5 to 15% by volume of inorganic whiskers, and, the remainder being at least 10% by volume of a glass having a softening temperature that is in the range of from 300° C. to 800° C. and is lower than the sintering temperature of said electrostrictive ceramics, wherein particles of said ceramics are interspersed in a matrix of said glass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
125 words
An electrostrictive ceramics composite material comprising: 10 to 90% by volume of an electrostrictive ceramics selected from the group consisting of Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) x Ti Y O 3 (where X+Y=1) and A[Pb(Ni 1/3Nb 2/3 )O 3 ]B[PbTiO 3 ]C[Ba(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 ] (where A+B+C=1), wherein the average particle size of said electrostrictive ceramics is 0.02 to 2.0 microns, 5 to 15% by volume of inorganic whiskers, and, the remainder being at least 10% by volume of a glass having a softening temperature that is in the range of from 300° C. to 800° C. and is lower than the sintering temperature of said electrostrictive ceramics, wherein particles of said ceramics are interspersed in a matrix of said glass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrostrictive ceramics composite material according to claim 6, wherein the average particle size of said electrostrictive ceramics is 0.02 to 0.6 microns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrostrictive composite material according to claim 6, wherein the average particle size of said electrostrictive ceramics is 0.02 to 0.6 microns.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said glass has a composition selected from PbO.B 2 O 3 , PbO.B 2 O 3 .SiO 2 , PbO.ZnO.B 2 O 3 and ZnO.B 2 O 3 .SiO 2 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 9 wherein said glass is a crystallized glass.
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