Voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic and electronic component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10096408-B2
Application number	US-201615185892-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2016
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic comprises: a Zn oxide; a Co oxide; an R (specific rare earth) oxide; a Cr oxide; an M1 (Ca, Sr) oxide; an M2 (Al, Ga, In) oxide; and strontium titanate. When content of the Zn oxide is assumed to be 100 mole portion in terms of Zn, content of the Co oxide is 0.30 to 10 mole portion in terms of Co, content of the R oxide is 0.10 to 10 mole portion in terms of R, content of the Cr oxide is 0.01 to 2 mole portion in terms of Cr, content of the M1 oxide is 0.10 to 5 mole portion in terms of M1, content of the M2 oxide is 0.0005 to 5 mole portion in terms of M2, and content of the strontium titanate is 0.10 to 5 mole portion in terms of SrTiO 3 .

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic, comprising:
a Zn oxide; a Co oxide; an R oxide; a Cr oxide; an M1 oxide; an M2 oxide; and strontium titanate,
R being at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu,
M1 being at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Ca and Sr,
M2 being at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Al, Ga, and In, and
when content of the Zn oxide is assumed to be 100 mole portion in terms of Zn,
content of the Co oxide being 0.30 to 10 mole portion in terms of Co,
content of the R oxide being 0.10 to 10 mole portion in terms of R,
content of the Cr oxide being 0.01 to 2 mole portion in terms of Cr,
content of the M1 oxide being 0.10 to 5 mole portion in terms of M1,
content of the M2 oxide being 0.0005 to 5 mole portion in terms of M2, and
content of the strontium titanate being 0.10 to 5 mole portion in terms of SrTiO 3 .

2. A voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic, comprising:
a Zn oxide; a Co oxide; an R oxide; and a perovskite compound,
the voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic substantively not comprising Ba,
R being at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, and
the perovskite compound being expressed by a general formula ABO 3 ,
“A” being at least one kind of Ca and Sr, and
“B” being at least one kind of Ti and Zr.

3. The voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic according to claim 2 , wherein
a molar ratio A/B of A and B in the perovskite compound is not less than 0.995 and not more than 1.010.

4. An electronic component having a voltage nonlinear resistor layer configured from the voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic recited in claim 1 .

5. An electronic component having a voltage nonlinear resistor layer configured from the voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic recited in claim 2 .

6. An electronic component having a voltage nonlinear resistor layer configured from the voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic recited in claim 3 .

Assignees

• Tdk Corp

Inventors

• Uchida Masayuki
• Itami takahiro
• Yoshida Naoyoshi
• Oyanagi Takeshi
• Yamada Koki
• Kajiwara Kazuaki

Classifications

• H01C7/112

  ZnO type · CPC title

• C04B2235/79

  Non-stoichiometric products, e.g. perovskites (ABO3) with an A/B-ratio other than 1 · CPC title

• C04B2235/786

  Micrometer sized grains, i.e. from 1 to 100 micron · CPC title

• C04B2235/6567

  Treatment time · CPC title

• C04B2235/3294

  Antimony oxides, antimonates, antimonites or oxide forming salts thereof, indium antimonate · CPC title