2003 Volume 111 Issue 1296 Pages 600-603
We studied the characteristics of Ni paste used for internal electrodes of multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs). The effect of the addition of BaTiO3 resinate into Ni paste on the green density and sintering characteristics of Ni electrode films were evaluated. The green density of electrode films exhibited the maximum value, 5.7g/cm3, at 1mass% addition of BaTiO3 resinate and further addition caused a decrease. From the measurement of sintering shrinkage of the electrode film, it was observed that shrinkage of electrode films increase with an increase in the amount of BaTiO3 resinate. Similar results were measured on the surface of sintered electrode films by SEM observation.
