%0 Journal Article
%A Chiang, Chen-Su
%A Lee, Ying-Chieh
%A Shiao, Fu-Thang
%A Lee, Wen-Hsi
%A Hennings, Detlev
%T Effect of TiO2 doped Ni electrodes on the dielectric properties and microstructures of (Ba$_{0.96}$Ca$_{0.04}$)(Ti$_{0.85}$Zr$_{0.15}$)O$_{3}$ multilayer ceramic capacitors
%J Journal of the European Ceramic Society
%V 32
%N 4
%@ 0955-2219
%C Amsterdam [u.a.]
%I Elsevier Science
%M FZJ-2015-03336
%P 865 - 873
%D 2012
%X The effects of TiO2-doped Ni electrodes on the microstructures and dielectric properties of (Ba0.96Ca0.04)(Ti0.85Zr0.15)O3 multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) have been investigated. Nickel paste with a TiO2 dopant was used as internal electrodes in MLCCs based on (Ba0.96Ca0.04)(Ti0.85Zr0.15)O3 (BCTZ) ceramic with copper end-termination. The microstructures and defects were analysed by microstructural techniques (SEM/HRTEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The continuity of the electrode of the MLCC was measured using a scanning electron microscope, which showed that the continuity of the electrode for the MLCC with a TiO2-doped Ni electrode was approximately 90%. However, continuity of the electrode for a conventional MLCC was below 80%. The continuity of the TiO2-doped Ni electrode showed significant improvement in the MLCC, which was due to no reaction between Ni and BCTZ.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000299977500018
%R 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.11.009
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/201026