Multilayer electronic component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024339264-A1
Application number	US-202318227563-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 28, 2023
Priority date	Apr 7, 2023
Publication date	Oct 10, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes At least one of the plurality of dielectric grains includes Ba, Ti, Sn, and a rare earth element and has a core-dual shell structure, which includes a core, a first shell disposed on at least a portion of the core, and a second shell disposed on at least a portion of the first shell. When an average molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the first and second shells is S1 and S2, respectively, and an average molar ratio of the rare earth element to Ti included in the first and second shells is R1 and R2, respectively, S1>S2 and R2>R1 are satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A multilayer electronic component, comprising:
a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of dielectric grains includes Ba, Ti, Sn, and a rare earth element and has a core-dual shell structure, the core-dual shell structure includes a core, a first shell disposed on at least a portion of the core, and a second shell disposed on at least a portion of the first shell, and when an average molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the first and second shells is S 1 and S 2 , respectively, and an average molar ratio of the rare earth element to Ti included in the first and second shells is R1 and R2, respectively, S1>S2 and R2>R1 are satisfied.

2 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the S1 and S2 satisfy 3<S1/S2≤10.

3 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the R1 and R2 satisfy 4<R2/R1≤12.

4 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 2 , wherein the R1 and R2 satisfy 4<R2/R1≤12.

5 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the S2 and R2 satisfy R2>S2.

6 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the first shell gradually decreases toward at least one of a boundary with the core or a boundary with the second shell from an inside of the first shell.

7 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the rare earth element is at least one of Dy, Tb, Y, Gd, or Ho.

8 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the second shell further comprises at least one of Si, Al, Mn, V or Mg.

9 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein, in a cross-section of the core-dual shell structure, when a center of the core-dual shell structure is defined as α, and when a point, farthest from the α among surfaces of the second shell, is defined as β,
a length corresponding to the core among straight lines connecting the α and β ranges from 70 nm to 100 nm.

10 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein, in a cross-section of the core-dual shell structure, when a center of the core-dual shell structure is defined as α, when a point, farthest from the α among surfaces of the second shell, is defined as β, and
when a length corresponding to the first shell is LS 1 and a length corresponding to the second shell is LS 2 , among the straight lines connecting the α and β,
LS 2 >LS 1 is satisfied.

11 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 10 , wherein the LS 1 is greater than 0 nm and less than 20 nm.

12 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 10 , wherein the LS 2 is 25 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

13 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein an average molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the core is Sc and an average molar ratio of the rare earth element to Ti included in the core is Rc, S1>Sc and R2>Rc is satisfied.

14 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 1 , wherein an average thickness of the dielectric layer ranges from 0.6 μm to 2.0 μm.

15 . A multilayer electronic component, comprising:
a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of dielectric grains includes Ba, Ti, Sn, and a rare earth element and has a core-dual shell structure, wherein the core-dual shell structure includes a core, a first shell disposed on at least a portion of the core, and a second shell disposed on at least a portion of the first shell, wherein when an average molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the core, the first shell, and the second shell is Sc, S 1 , and S 2 , respectively, and an average molar ratio of the rare earth element to Ti included in the core, the first shell, and the second shell is Rc, R1 and R2, respectively, S1>S2, S1>Sc, R2>S2, R2>Sc and R2>Rc are satisfied.

16 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 15 , wherein the S1 and S2 satisfy 3<S1/S2≤10.

17 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 15 , wherein the R1 and R2 satisfy 4<R2/R1≤12.

18 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 16 , wherein the R1 and R2 satisfy 4<R2/R1≤12.

19 . The multilayer electronic component of claim 15 , wherein a molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the first shell gradually decreases toward at least one of a boundary with the core or a boundary with a second shell from an inside of the first shell.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Kim Hyoung Uk
• Kim Yun
• Kwon Hyung Soon
• Nam Kwang Hee
• Yoon Seok Hyun

Classifications

• C01G23/006

  Alkaline earth titanates · CPC title

• C04B35/4682

  based on BaTiO3 perovskite phase · CPC title

• H01G4/30 Primary

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

• H01G4/1227 Primary

  based on alkaline earth titanates · CPC title

• C04B2235/3224

  Rare earth oxide or oxide forming salts thereof, e.g. scandium oxide · CPC title