Patent Application: US-94533486-A

Abstract:
a temperature compensating capacitor of monolithic or multilayered configuration comprising a dielectric ceramic body and at least two electrodes buried therein . the ceramic body is composed of a major ingredient expressed by the formula , o } k o 2 , where m is at least either of magnesium and zinc , and where x , y , k and z are numerals in the ranges of zero to 0 . 995 inclusive , 0 . 005 to 0 . 100 inclusive , 1 . 00 to 1 . 04 inclusive , and 0 . 005 to 0 . 100 inclusive , respectively . to this major ingredient is added a minor proportion of a mixture of lithium oxide , silicon dioxide , and one or more metal oxides selected from among barium oxide , magnesium oxide , zinc oxide , strontium oxide and calcium oxide . for the fabrication of capacitors the mixture of the above major ingredient and additives in finely divided form are formed into moldings of desired shape and size , each with at least two electrodes buried therein . the moldings and electrodes are cosintered in a reductive or neutral atmosphere and then are reheated at a lower temperature in an oxidative atmosphere . the cosintering temperature can be so low that nickel or like base metal can be employed as the electrode material .

Description:
we have illustrated in fig1 one of many monolithic ceramic capacitors of identical construction fabricated in the subsequent examples of our invention by way of a preferable embodiment thereof . generally designated 10 , the representative capacitor is shown to have an interlamination of three dielectric ceramic layers 12 and two film electrodes 14 . the three ceramic layers 12 constitute in combination a solid dielectric body 15 having the low temperature sintered ceramic compositions in accordance with our invention . the two film electrodes 14 , which can be of a low cost base metal such as , typically , nickel , extend from the opposite sides of the dielectric body 15 toward , and terminate short of , the other sides of the dielectric body and so have an overlapping , parallel spaced relation to each other . a pair of conductive terminations 16 contact the respective film electrodes 14 . each termination 16 is shown to comprise a baked on zinc layer 18 , a plated on copper layer 20 , and a plated on solder layer 22 . typically , and as fabricated in the subsequent examples of our invention , the intermediate one of the three dielectric layers 12 has a thickness of 0 . 02 millimeter . the area of that part of each film electrode 14 which overlaps the other film electrode is 25 square millimeters ( 5 × 5 millimeters ). we fabricated 95 different sets of test capacitors , each constructed as in fig1 some having their dielectric bodies formulated in accordance with the ceramic compositions of our invention and others not , and measured their electrical properties . table 1 lists the compositions of the dielectric bodies of all the test capacitors fabricated . we have defined the major ingredient of the ceramic compositions in accordance with our invention as {( sr 1 - x - y ca x m y ) o } k ( ti 1 - z zr z ) o 2 . accordingly , in table 1 , we have given various combinations of the atomic numbers k , x , y and z in the formula to indicate the specific major ingredients employed in the various tests . since m can be either or both of mg and zn , we have given the relative proportions of the two metals wherever both of them are employed . the ceramic compositions of our invention further include mixtures , in various proportions , of additives li 2 o , sio 2 and a metal oxide or oxides ( mo ). table 1 specifies the amounts , in parts by weight , of the additive mixtures with respect to 100 parts by weight of the major ingredient , as well as the relative proportions , in mole percent , of the additives li 2 o , sio 2 and mo . further , since mo can be any one or more of bao , mgo , zno , sro and cao , table 1 gives the relative proportions , in mole percent , of these metal oxides , wherever one or more of them are employed . table 1__________________________________________________________________________ceramic compositions additivesmajor ingredient ( 100 wt . parts ) composition motest - y amount ( mole %) ( mole %) no . - k - x mg zn 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34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 91 1 . 005 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 92 1 . 01 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 93 1 . 03 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 94 1 . 04 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 95 1 . 05 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; __________________________________________________________________________ according to table 1 , the major ingredient of the dielectric bodies of the capacitors of test no . 1 was {( sr 0 . 61 ca 0 . 37 mg 0 . 01 zn 0 . 01 ) o } 1 . 0 ( ti 0 . 95 zr 0 . 05 ) o 2 . one hundred parts of this major ingredient was admixed with 2 . 0 parts by weight of a mixture of 65 mole percent sio 2 and 35 mole percent mo . mo was a mixture of 20 percent bao , 20 mole percent mgo , 20 mole percent zno , 20 mole percent sro and 20 mole percent cao . li 2 o was not used in this particular test . for the fabrication of the capacitors of test no . 1 we started with the preparation of the major ingredient of their dielectric bodies . we prepared the following start materials : these start materials had all purities of not less than 99 . 0 percent . the above specified weights of the start materials do not include those of the impurities contained . we charged the start materials into a pot mill together with alumina balls and 2 . 5 liters of water and mixed them together for 15 hours . then the mixture was introduced into a stainless steel vat and therein dried by air heated to 150 ° c . for four hours . then the dried mixture was crushed into relatively coarse particles , which were subsequently fired in air within a tunnel furnace at 1200 ° c . for two hours . there was thus obtained the major ingredient of the above specified composition in finely divided form . ______________________________________sio . sub . 2 49 . 61 grams ( 65 mole percent ) baco . sub . 3 17 . 55 grams ( seven mole percent ) mgo 3 . 58 grams ( seven mole percent ) zno 7 . 24 grams ( seven mole percent ) srco . sub . 3 13 . 13 grams ( seven mole percent ) caco . sub . 3 8 . 89 grams ( seven mole percent ) ______________________________________ to these substances we added 300 cubic centimeters of alcohol , and the resulting slurry was stirred for 10 hours in a polyethylene pot with alumina balls . then the mixture was air fired at 1000 ° c . for two hours . then , charged into an alumina pot together with 300 cubic centimeters of water , the fired mixture was pulverized with alumina balls over a period of 15 hours . then the pulverized mixture was dried at 150 ° c . for four hours . there was thus obtained in finely divided form the desired additive mixture of 65 mole percent sio 2 and 35 mole percent mo , with the mo consisting of seven mole percent bao , seven mole percent mgo , seven mole percent zno , seven mole percent sro , and seven mole percent cao . twenty grams ( two weight percent ) of this additive mixture was added to 1000 grams of the above prepared major ingredient . further , to this mixture , we added 15 percent by weight of an organic binder and 50 percent by weight of water with respect to the total weight of the major ingredient and additives . the organic binder was an aqueous solution of acrylic ester polymer , glycerine , and condensed phosphate . the mixture of all these was ball milled into a slurry . then this slurry was defoamed in vacuum . then the defoamed slurry was charged into a reverse roll coater thereby to be shaped into a thin , continuous strip on an elongate supporting strip of polyester film . then the strip was dried by heating to 100 ° c . on the supporting film . the green ceramic strip thus obtained , approximately 25 microns thick , was subsequently punched into &# 34 ; squares &# 34 ; sized 10 by 10 centimeters . these green ceramic squares are to become the ceramic layers 12 , fig1 in the completed test capacitors 10 . for the fabrication of the base metal film electrodes 14 on the ceramic layers 12 , we prepared 10 grams of nickel in finely divided form , with an average particle size of 1 . 5 microns , and a solution of 0 . 9 gram of ethyl cellulose in 9 . 1 grams of butyl &# 34 ; carbitol &# 34 ; ( trademark for diethylene glycol monobutyl ether ). both were intimately interminged by being agitated for 10 hours , thereby providing an electroconductive paste . then this paste was &# 34 ; printed &# 34 ; on one surface of each green ceramic square , which had been prepared as above described , through a screen having 50 perforations of rectangular shape , each sized seven by 14 millimeters . after drying the printed paste , two green squares were stacked , with their printings directed upwardly , and with the printings on the two squares offset from each other to an extent approximately half the pitch of their patterns in the longitudinal direction . the thus stacked two printed squares were placed between two separate stacks of four unprinted squres each with a thickness of 60 microns . the resulting stack of printed and unprinted squares were pressed in their thickness direction under a pressure of approximately 40 tons at 50 ° c ., thereby firmly bonding the stacked squares to one another . then the bonded squares were cut in a latticed pattern into 50 laminate chips of identical construction . we employed a furnace capable of atmosphere control for cofiring the above prepared green dielectric bodies and , buried therein , the conductive layers which were to become the film electrodes 14 in the completed capacitors 10 . the chips were first air heated in this furnace to 600 ° c ., at a rate of 100 ° c . per hour , thereby driving off the organic binder that had been used for providing the slurry of the powdered major ingredient and additives . then the furnace atmosphere was changed from air to a reductive ( nonoxidative ) atmosphere consisting of two percent by volume of molecular hydrogen and 98 percent by volume of molecular nitrogen . in this reductive atmosphere the furnace temperature was raised from 600 ° c . to 1110 ° c . at a rate of 100 ° c . per hour . the maximum temperature of 1110 ° c ., at which the ceramic bodies formulated in accordance with our invention were to be sintered to maturity , was maintained for three hours . then the furnace temperature was lowered to 600 ° c . at a rate of 100 ° c . per hour . then , with the furnace atmosphere again changed to air ( oxidative atmosphere ), the temperature of 600 ° c . was maintained for 30 minutes for the oxidizing heat treatment of the sintered chips . then the furnace temperature was allowed to drop to room temperature . there were thus obtained the dielectric ceramic bodies 15 , fig1 cosintered with the film electrodes 14 buried therein . we proceeded to the production of the pair of conductive terminations 16 on both sides of each ceramic body 15 through which are exposed the film electrodes 14 . first , for the production of the inmost zinc layers 18 , a conductive paste composed of zinc , glass frit and vehicle was coated on both sides of each ceramic body 15 . the coatings on drying were air heated to 550 ° c . and maintained at that temperature for 15 minutes , thereby completing the zinc layers 18 each in direct contact with one of the two film electrodes 14 . then the intermediate copper layers 20 were formed over the zinc layers 18 by electroless plating . then the outermost solder layers 22 were formed by electroplating a lead tin alloy over the copper layers 20 . we have thus completed the fabrication of monolithic , multilayered ceramic test capacitors , each constructed as in fig1 in accordance with the ceramic composition of test no . 1 of table 1 . the composition of the ceramic bodies 15 of the thus completed capacitors proved substantially akin to that before sintering . it is therefore reasoned that the sintered ceramic bodies 15 are of perovskite structures , with the additives ( 65 mole percent sio 2 , seven mole percent bao , seven mole percent mgo , seven mole percent zno , seven mole percent sro , and seven mole percent cao ) uniformly dispersed among the crystal grains of the major ingredient . as for the other ceramic compositions of table 1 , designated tests nos . 2 through 95 , we made similar test capacitors through exactly the same procedure as that set forth in the foregoing in connection the test no . 1 composition , except for the temperature of sintering in the reductive atmosphere , which will be referred to presently . all the capacitors of test nos . 1 through 95 were then tested as to their specific dielectric constants , temperature coefficients , q factors , and resistivities . the following are the methods we employed for the measurement of these properties : the capacitance of each test capacitor was first measured at a temperature of 20 ° c ., a frequency of one megahertz , and an effective alternating current voltage of 0 . 5 volt . then the specific dielectric constant was computed from the measured value of capacitance , the area ( 25 square millimeters ) of each of the overlapping parts of the two film electrodes 14 , and the thickness ( 0 . 05 millimeter ) of that ceramic layer 12 which intervenes between the film electrodes . the capacitance c 85 at 85 ° c . and capacitance c 20 at 20 ° c . of each test capacitor were first measured . then the temperature coefficient tc of capacitance was computed by the equation ## equ1 ## the q factor was measured by a q meter at a frequency of one megahertz , a temperature of 20 ° c ., and an effective alternating current voltage of 0 . 5 volt . resistance between the pair of conductive terminations 16 of each test capacitor was measured after the application of a direct current voltage of 50 volts for one minute at a temperature of 20 ° c . then the resistivity was computed from the measured resistance value and the size of the test capacitors . table 2 gives the results of the measurements by the above described methods , as well as the maximum temperatures at which the test capacitors were sintered in the reductive atmosphere during their manufacture . it will be noted from this table that the specific dielectric constants of the test no . 1 capacitors , for instance , averaged 267 , their temperature coefficients of capacitances - 1060 ppm per degree c ., their q factors 10 , 000 , and their resistivities 2 . 3 × 10 7 megohm - centimeters . the temperature coefficients of the capacitances of the test capacitors were practically constant in the normal range of their operating temperatures , making the capacitors well suited for use as temperature compensating capacitors . table 2______________________________________firing temperature & amp ; capacitor characteristics electrical properties temperaturefiring specific coefficient oftest temp . dielectic capacitance q resistivityno . (° c .) constant ( ppm /° c .) factor ( megohm - cm ) ______________________________________1 1110 267 - 1060 10000 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 72 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 1070 &# 34 ; 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 73 &# 34 ; 265 - 1050 10500 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 74 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 1040 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 5 &# 34 ; 260 - 1050 9800 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 76 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 9900 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 77 &# 34 ; 265 - 1040 10500 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 78 1270 not coherently bonded on firing . 9 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 10 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 11 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 12 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 13 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 14 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 15 1110 270 - 1070 11000 2 . 7 × 10 . sup . 716 &# 34 ; 266 &# 34 ; 10900 3 . 0 × 10 . sup . 717 &# 34 ; 258 - 1040 10000 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 718 &# 34 ; 262 - 1050 11000 2 . 6 × 10 . sup . 719 &# 34 ; 260 - 1060 &# 34 ; 2 . 7 × 10 . sup . 720 &# 34 ; 265 - 1050 10800 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 721 &# 34 ; 260 - 1040 10500 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 722 &# 34 ; 261 - 1050 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 23 &# 34 ; 265 - 1060 10700 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 724 1100 263 - 1050 10600 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 725 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 10500 &# 34 ; 26 1110 261 - 1030 10600 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 727 1120 260 - 1070 10800 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 728 1090 330 - 3450 12000 8 . 0 × 10 . sup . 729 1100 300 - 2200 11000 5 . 0 × 19 . sup . 730 1110 260 - 1070 10600 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 731 1110 210 - 1400 9800 4 . 3 × 10 . sup . 732 1100 180 - 2000 8300 1 . 3 × 10 . sup . 833 1150 230 - 900 8200 9 . 5 × 10 . sup . 634 1140 235 - 910 8300 9 . 7 × 10 . sup . 635 1130 241 - 960 8900 1 . 3 × 10 . sup . 736 1120 250 - 1000 9100 1 . 6 × 10 . sup . 737 1100 320 - 1100 10800 5 . 0 × 10 . sup . 738 1120 260 - 1050 10400 1 . 6 × 10 . sup . 739 1290 not coherently bonded on firing . 40 1150 250 - 900 9800 9 . 7 × 10 . sup . 641 1130 252 - 900 10000 1 . 7 × 10 . sup . 742 1120 255 - 950 10300 1 . 9 × 10 . sup . 743 1110 265 - 850 11300 2 . 8 × 10 . sup . 744 1100 325 - 750 10700 3 . 2 × 10 . sup . 745 1120 300 - 700 9000 1 . 7 × 10 . sup . 746 1270 not coherently bonded on firing . 47 1120 260 - 1000 10000 2 . 0 × 10 . sup . 748 1110 262 - 1100 10500 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 749 &# 34 ; 269 - 1140 10700 3 . 4 × 10 . sup . 750 &# 34 ; 327 - 1200 10900 4 . 0 × 10 . sup . 751 1120 286 - 1170 9500 2 . 0 × 10 . sup . 752 1260 not coherently bonded on firing . 53 1100 310 - 3300 10400 5 . 0 × 10 . sup . 754 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 3350 11400 7 . 0 × 10 . sup . 755 1090 360 - 3450 11600 6 . 0 × 10 . sup . 756 1130 320 - 3700 11400 3 . 0 × 10 . sup . 757 1260 not coherently bonded on firing . 58 1110 145 - 1850 10800 7 . 0 × 10 . sup . 759 &# 34 ; 165 - 1750 11800 1 . 0 × 10 . sup . 860 &# 34 ; 200 - 1650 11200 9 . 0 × 10 . sup . 761 1140 &# 34 ; - 1450 9000 6 . 0 × 10 . sup . 762 1250 not coherently bonded on firing . 63 1300 &# 34 ; 64 1170 248 - 1015 10400 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 765 1140 247 - 1000 10500 2 . 0 × 10 . sup . 766 1120 245 - 980 10000 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 767 1090 240 - 970 7500 2 . 0 × 10 . sup . 768 1070 228 - 950 4700 1 . 7 × 10 . sup . 769 1050 220 - 940 1070 1 . 3 × 10 . sup . 770 1160 278 - 3200 9200 9 . 8 × 10 . sup . 671 1150 280 - 3210 9300 9 . 9 × 10 . sup . 672 1130 290 - 3230 10600 2 . 0 × 10 . sup . 773 1120 298 - 3200 10900 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 774 1110 310 - 3250 11200 5 . 5 × 10 . sup . 775 1100 330 - 3450 12000 8 . 0 × 10 . sup . 776 1130 325 - 3650 11600 8 . 5 × 10 . sup . 777 1260 not coherently bonded on firing . 78 1150 230 - 930 8700 9 . 5 × 10 . sup . 679 1130 239 - 960 9100 1 . 2 × 10 . sup . 780 1120 245 - 10000 10000 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 781 &# 34 ; 265 - 1200 10500 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 782 1110 257 - 1400 10300 5 . 0 × 10 . sup . 783 1290 not coherently bonded on firing . 84 1130 141 - 1860 6300 8 . 1 × 10 . sup . 785 1120 150 - 1900 6700 1 . 0 × 10 . sup . 886 1100 180 - 2000 8300 1 . 3 × 10 . sup . 887 1130 168 - 2150 6100 1 . 4 × 10 . sup . 888 1280 not coherently bonded on firing . 89 1130 281 - 570 2100 4 . 1 × 10 . sup . 390 1120 267 - 1170 11000 1 . 1 × 10 . sup . 791 &# 34 ; 270 - 1165 10800 2 . 0 × 10 . sup . 792 1110 272 - 1175 10900 3 . 4 × 10 . sup . 793 &# 34 ; 275 - 1180 10700 3 . 6 × 10 . sup . 794 1120 276 - 1190 10000 3 . 5 × 10 . sup . 795 1260 not coherently bonded on firing . ______________________________________ it will be observed from table 2 that the dielectric bodies of tests nos . 8 - 14 , 39 , 46 , 52 , 57 , 62 , 63 , 77 , 83 , 88 and 95 were not coherently bonded on firing at temperatures as high as 1250 ° to 1300 ° c . in the reductive atmosphere . the corresponding ceramic compositions of table 1 fall outside the scope of our invention . the dielectric bodies of all the other tests could be sintered to maturity at temperatures less than 1200 ° c . before proceeding further with the examination of the results of table 2 we will determine the acceptable criteria of the four electrical properties in question for the temperature compensating ceramic capacitors provided by our invention . these criteria are : a reconsideration of table 1 in light of the above established criteria of favorable electrical characteristics will reveal that the capacitors of tests nos . 33 , 33 , 40 , 69 - 71 , 78 and 89 do not meet these criteria . accordingly , the corresponding ceramic compositions of table 1 also fall outside the scope of our invention . all the test capacitors but those of tests nos . 8 - 14 , 33 , 34 , 39 , 40 , 46 , 52 , 57 , 62 , 63 , 69 - 71 , 77 , 78 , 83 , 88 , 89 and 95 satisfy the criteria , so that their ceramic compositions are in accord with our invention . now , let us study the ceramic compositions of table 1 and the corresponding capacitor characteristics , as well as the sintering temperatures , of table 2 in more detail . the ceramic compositions of test no . 63 contained no additive specified by our invention . the dielectric bodies formulated accordingly were not coherently bonded on firing at a temperature as high as 1300 ° c . consider the ceramic compositions of test no . 64 for comparison . they contained 0 . 2 part by weight of the additives with respect to 100 parts by weight of the major ingredient . even though the firing temperature was as low as 1170 ° c ., the resulting test capacitors possess the desired electrical characteristics . we set , therefore , the lower limit of the possible proportions of the additive mixture at 0 . 2 part by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the major ingredient . the test no . 69 ceramic composition contained as much as 12 parts by weight of the additives with respect to 100 parts by weight of the major ingredient . the resulting capacitors have an average q factor of 1070 , far less than the above established criterion of 4700 . when the proportion of the additive mixture was reduced to 10 parts by weight , as in test no . 68 , the resulting capacitors have all the desired characteristics . therefore , the upper limit of the possible proportions of the additive mixture is set at 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the major ingredient . as for the major ingredient , the value of x was variously determined from zero to 0 . 995 in tests nos . 28 - 32 , and 58 . the characteristics of the resulting capacitors all came up to the above criteria . the value of x can thus be anywhere between these limits . the value of y was set at 0 . 002 in tests nos . 34 and 40 . the characteristics of the resulting capacitors were unsatisfactory , reflecting no effect of the use of mg or zn in the major ingredient . when the value of y was increased to 0 . 005 as in tests nos . 35 and 41 , the resulting capacitors had all the desired characteristics . we set , therefore , the lowermost value of y at 0 . 005 . the value of y was made as high as 0 . 12 in tests nos . 39 , 46 , 52 , 57 and 62 . the resulting dielectric bodies were not coherently bonded on firing at temperatures far above 1250 ° c . the capacitors of the desired characteristics could be obtained when the value of y was decreased to 0 . 10 as in tests nos . 38 , 45 , 51 , 56 and 61 . the upper limit of the possible values of y is therefore 0 . 10 . the value of k in the formula of the major ingredient was set at 0 . 99 in test no . 89 . the resistivities of the resulting capacitors averaged 4 . 1 × 10 3 much lower than the desired lower limit of 1 . 0 × 10 7 . the above criteria were all satisfied when the value k was increased to 1 . 00 as in test no . 90 . the lowermost possible value of k is therefore 1 . 00 . on the other hand , when the value of k was made as much as 1 . 05 as in test no . 95 , the resulting dielectric bodies were not coherently bonded on firing at as high a temperature as 1260 ° c . the desired electrical characteristics were obtained when the value of k was reduced to 1 . 04 as in test no . 94 . accordingly , the greatest possible value of k is 1 . 04 . the value of z in the formula of the major ingredient was set at 0 . 002 in test no . 71 . the characteristics of the resulting capacitors reflect no advantage accruing from the use of zro 2 in the major ingredient . when the value of z was increased to 0 . 005 as in tests nos . 72 and 79 , all the desired characteristics could be obtained . the lowermost possible value of z is therefore 0 . 005 . on the other hand , when the value of z was made as much as 0 . 12 as in tests nos . 77 , 83 and 88 , the resulting dielectric bodies were not coherently bonded on firing at temperatures as high as 1260 and more . the desired characteristics were all realized when the value of z was reduced to 0 . 100 as in tests nos . 76 , 82 and 87 . the greatest possible value of z is therefore 0 . 100 . we have ascertained from the results of table 2 that the acceptable range of the relative proportions of li 2 o , sio 2 and mo , the additives of the ceramic compositions in accordance with our invention , can be definitely stated in reference to the ternary diagram of fig2 . the point a in the ternary diagram indicates the test no . 1 additive composition of zero mole percent li 2 o , 65 mole percent sio 2 and 35 mole percent mo . the point b indicates the test no . 2 additive composition of zero mole percent li 2 o , 60 mole percent sio 2 and 40 mole percent mo . the point c indicates the test no . 3 additive composition of five mole percent li 2 o , 45 mole percent sio 2 and 50 mole percent mo . the point d indicates the test no . 5 additive composition of 50 mole percent li 2 o , 50 mole percent sio 2 and zero mole percent mo . the point e indicates the test no . 6 additive composition of 25 mole percent li 2 o , 75 mole percent sio 2 and zero mole percent mo . the relative proportions of the additives li 2 o , sio 2 and mo of the ceramic compositions in accordance with our invention are within the region bounded by the lines sequentially connecting the above stated points a , b , c , d and e in the ternary diagram of fig2 . tables 1 and 2 prove that the additive compositions within the above defined region makes possible the provision of capacitors of the desired electrical characteristics . the additive compositions of tests nos . 8 - 14 all fall outside that region , and the corresponding dielectric bodies were not coherently bonded on firing at a temperature of 1270 ° c . the above specified acceptable range of the relative proportions of the additives holds true regardless of whether only one of bao , mgo , zno , sro and cao is employed as mo , as in tests nos . 15 - 19 , or two or more or all of them are employed in suitable relative proportions as in other tests . although we have disclosed our invention in terms of specific examples thereof , we understand that our invention is not to be limited by the exact details of such disclosure but admits of a variety of modifications or alterations within the usual knowledge of the ceramists , chemists or electricians without departing from the scope of the invention . the following , then , is a brief list of such possible modifications or alterations : 1 . the low temperature sinterable ceramic compositions of our invention may include various additives not disclosed herein . an example is a mineralizer such as manganese dioxide . used in a proportion ( preferably from 0 . 05 to 0 . 10 percent by weight ) not adversely affecting the desired characteristics of the resulting capacitors , such a mineralizer will lead to the improvement of sinterability . 2 . the start materials of the ceramic compositions in accordance with our invention may be substances such as oxides or hydroxides other than those employed in the foregoing examples . 3 . the temperature of the oxidizing heat treatment need not necessarily be 600 ° c . but can be variously determined in a range ( from 500 ° to 1000 ° c . for the best results ) not exceeding the temperature of the preceding sintering in a nonoxidative atmosphere , the oxidizing temperature being dependent upon factors such as the particular base metal electrode material in use and the degree of oxidation required for the ceramic material . 4 . the temperature of cosintering in a nonoxidative atmosphere may also be changed in consideration of the particular electrode material in use . we recommend a range of 1050 ° to 1200 ° c . if the electrode material is nickel , as we have ascertained from experiment that little or no flocculation of the nickel particles takes place in that temperature range . 5 . the dielectric bodies and electrodes may be cosintered in a neutral , instead of reductive , atmosphere . 6 . the ceramic compositions disclosed herein may be employed for capacitors other than those of the multi - layered configuration .