Multilayer ceramic electronic component having an external electrode which includes a graphene platelet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10923283-B2
Application number	US-201816173254-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2018
Priority date	Mar 2, 2018
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a dielectric and an internal electrode, an electrode layer eletrically connected to the internal electrode, and a conductive resin layer disposed on the electrode layer and including a conductive metal, a graphene platelet, and a base resin.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising:
a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode;
an electrode layer electrically connected to the internal electrode; and
a conductive resin layer disposed on the electrode layer and including a conductive metal powder, a graphene platelet, and a base resin,
wherein the graphene platelet has a planar shape.

2. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the graphene platelet includes a plurality of layered planar structures.

3. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1 , wherein a length of the graphene platelet along a major axis is within a range from 0.2 nm to 10 μm.

4. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1 , wherein a length of the graphene platelet along a minor axis is within a range from 0.2 nm to 10 μm.

5. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the conductive resin layer is formed of a paste including the graphene platelet and the conductive metal powder, and a content of the graphene platelet in the paste is within a range from 0.5 to 7.5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the conductive metal powder.

6. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the conductive resin layer includes a plurality of the graphene platelets, and, in a cross section in a length and width direction, at least one of the graphene platelets is disposed within an area of 1 μm×1 μm in the conductive resin layer.

7. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the conductive resin layer includes a plurality of the graphene platelets which are evenly dispersed in the conductive resin layer.

8. A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising:
a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode;
an electrode layer electrically connected to the internal electrode; and
a conductive resin layer disposed on the electrode layer and including a conductive metal powder, a graphene platelet, and a base resin,
wherein two peaks are detected when a Raman analysis of the conductive resin layer is performed, and
wherein the graphene platelet has a planar shape.

9. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein a first peak of the two peaks is detected in a D band, and a second peak of the two peaks is detected in a G band.

10. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein the graphene platelet includes a plurality of layered planar structures.

11. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein a length of the graphene platelet along a major axis is within a range from 0.2 nm to 10 μm.

12. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein a length of the graphene platelet along a minor axis is within a range from 0.2 nm to 10 μm.

13. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein the conductive resin layer is formed of a paste including the graphene platelet and the conductive metal powder, and a content of the graphene platelet in the paste is within a range from 0.5 to 7.5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the conductive metal powder.

14. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein the conductive resin layer includes a plurality of the graphene platelets and a density of the plurality of the graphene platelets in the conductive resin layer is greater than or equal to one graphene platelet per cubic μm of the conductive resin layer.

15. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 8 , wherein the conductive resin layer includes a plurality of the graphene platelets which are evenly dispersed in the conductive resin layer.

16. A conductive resin including a base resin, a conductive metal powder and a plurality of graphene platelets having a planar shape,
wherein the conductive resin is formed of a paste for an external electrode, and
a content of the plurality of graphene platelets in the paste is within a range from 0.5 to 7.5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the conductive metal powder.

17. The conductive resin of claim 16 , wherein a content of the base resin in the paste is within a range from 5 to 30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the conductive metal powder.

18. The conductive resin of claim 16 , wherein the graphene platelets are evenly dispersed in the conductive resin.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Oh Won Kuen
• Lee Tae Gyeom
• Cho Hang Kyu
• Park Hye Hun
• Jung Han Seong

Classifications

• H01B1/24 Primary

  the conductive material comprising carbon-silicon compounds, carbon or silicon · CPC title

• H01G4/2325 Primary

  characterised by the material of the terminals · CPC title

• H01G4/30

  Stacked capacitors (H01G4/33 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01B1/22

  the conductive material comprising metals or alloys · CPC title

• H01G4/12

  Ceramic dielectrics {(H01G4/085 takes precedence)} · CPC title