Patent Application: US-93466786-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 , k . o , where k and x are numerals in the ranges of 0 . 8 to 1 . 3 inclusive and of zero to 0 . 3 inclusive , respectively . to this major ingredient is added a minor proportion of a mixture of boric 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 like monolithic ceramic capacitors 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 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 67 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 . the major ingredient of the ceramic compositions in accordance with our invention has been herein defined as ( cao ) k . ( zr 1 - x ti x ) o 2 , or ( cao ) k . ( me ) o 2 , where me is either zr or ( zr + ti ). accordingly , in table 1 , we have given various combinations of the atomic numbers k and x in the formula to indicate the specific major ingredients employed in the various tests . the ceramic compositions of our invention further include mixtures , in various proportions , of additives b 2 o 3 , sio 2 and 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 b 2 o 3 , 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 compositionsmajor ingredient additivestest ( 100 wt . parts ) amount composition ( mole %) mo ( mole %) no . k x ( wt . part ) b . sub . 2 o . sub . 3 sio . sub . 2 mo bao mgo zno sro cao__________________________________________________________________________ 1 1 . 0 0 . 02 3 . 0 15 25 60 -- -- -- 60 40 2 &# 34 ; 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&# 34 ; &# 34 ; 35 45 20 40 60 -- -- -- 21 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 40 60 -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 70 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 20 10 70 -- -- -- 60 4024 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 95 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 15 75 10 -- -- -- 60 4026 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 10 50 40 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 27 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 5 25 70 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 28 &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; 50 30 20 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 29 &# 34 ; 0 . 01 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 30 &# 34 ; 0 . 03 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 31 &# 34 ; 0 . 05 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 32 &# 34 ; 0 . 10 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 33 &# 34 ; 0 . 15 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 34 &# 34 ; 0 . 20 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 35 &# 34 ; 0 . 25 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 36 &# 34 ; 0 . 30 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 37 &# 34 ; 0 . 35 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 38 &# 34 ; 0 . 40 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 39 1 . 1 0 . 05 0 25 20 55 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 40 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 0 . 2 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 41 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 1 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 42 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 5 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 43 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 7 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 44 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 10 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 45 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 12 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 46 0 . 90 0 . 15 0 70 15 15 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 47 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 0 . 2 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 48 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 5 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 49 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 10 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 50 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 12 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 51 1 . 0 0 . 25 0 25 65 10 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 52 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 0 . 2 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 53 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 5 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 54 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 10 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 55 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 12 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 56 0 . 7 0 . 05 3 . 0 70 0 30 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 57 0 . 8 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 58 1 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 59 1 . 2 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 60 1 . 3 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 61 1 . 4 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 62 0 . 7 0 . 20 5 . 0 55 20 25 -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 63 0 . 8 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 64 1 . 0 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 65 1 . 2 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 66 1 . 3 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; -- -- -- &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 67 1 . 4 &# 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 cao . ( zr 0 . 98 ti 0 . 02 ) o 2 . one hundred parts of this major ingredient was admixed with 3 . 0 parts by weight of a mixture of 15 mole percent b 2 o 3 , 25 mole percent sio 2 and 60 mole percent mo . mo was a mixture of 60 mole percent sro and 40 mole percent cao . the other additives bao , mgo and zno were 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 . b 2 o 3 : 10 . 18 grams ( 15 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 15 mole percent b 2 o 3 , 25 mole percent sio 2 and 60 mole percent mo , with the mo consisting of 36 mole percent sro and 24 mole percent cao . thirty grams ( three 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 employ 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 1120 ° c . at a rate of 100 ° c . per hour . the maximum temperature of 1120 ° 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 ( 15 mole percent b 2 o 3 , 25 mole percent sio 2 , 36 mole percent sro and 24 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 67 , we made similar capacitors through exactly the same procedure as that set forth in the foregoing in connection with 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 67 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 33 , their temperature coefficients - 10 ppm per degree c ., their q factors 8200 , and their resistivities 2 . 6 × 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______________________________________sintering temperature & amp ; capacitor characteristicssin - capacitor characteristicstering specific temperaturetest temp . dielectric coefficient q resistivityno . (° c .) constant ( ppm /° c .) factor ( megohm - cm ) ______________________________________ 1 1120 33 - 10 8200 2 . 6 × 10 . sup . 7 2 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 15 8300 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 7 3 1100 &# 34 ; - 20 8900 3 . 1 × 10 . sup . 7 4 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 8500 3 . 0 × 10 . sup . 7 5 1120 &# 34 ; - 15 7800 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 7 6 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 8500 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 7 7 1100 &# 34 ; - 20 8600 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 7 8 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 10 8300 &# 34 ; 9 1120 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 8200 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 710 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 711 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 15 8000 &# 34 ; 12 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 8300 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 713 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 714 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 10 8200 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 715 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 16 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 15 8300 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 717 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 10 8900 &# 34 ; 18 1100 &# 34 ; - 15 9200 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 719 1120 &# 34 ; - 10 8800 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 720 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 8700 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 721 1100 &# 34 ; - 15 9100 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 722 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 20 8300 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 723 1250 not coherently bonded on firing . 24 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 25 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 26 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 27 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 28 1120 30 + 30 8300 3 . 1 × 10 . sup . 729 &# 34 ; 33 + 10 8400 3 . 0 × 10 . sup . 730 1100 34 - 50 9200 3 . 2 × 10 . sup . 731 &# 34 ; 35 - 100 8800 2 . 8 × 10 . sup . 732 &# 34 ; 42 - 210 8600 2 . 6 × 10 . sup . 733 &# 34 ; 49 - 340 &# 34 ; 2 . 5 × 10 . sup . 734 &# 34 ; 53 - 470 8400 2 . 3 × 10 . sup . 735 &# 34 ; 60 - 560 8200 &# 34 ; 36 &# 34 ; 67 - 690 8300 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 737 &# 34 ; 74 - 840 8000 1 . 5 × 10 . sup . 738 &# 34 ; 82 - 980 7700 1 . 3 × 10 . sup . 739 1300 not coherently bonded on firing . 40 1180 36 - 75 8300 2 . 9 × 10 . sup . 741 1150 &# 34 ; - 80 8400 3 . 2 × 10 . sup . 742 1100 &# 34 ; - 85 8100 3 . 1 × 10 . sup . 743 1080 35 &# 34 ; 6800 3 . 0 × 10 . sup . 744 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; - 80 3300 1 . 8 × 10 . sup . 745 1050 33 - 120 1050 6 . 5 × 10 . sup . 646 1300 not coherently bonded on firing . 47 1170 48 - 330 8700 2 . 7 × 10 . sup . 748 1120 49 - 340 7800 3 . 3 × 10 . sup . 749 1060 46 - 370 3800 2 . 2 × 10 . sup . 750 &# 34 ; 42 - 390 1050 5 . 3 × 10 . sup . 651 1300 not coherently bonded on firing . 52 1160 63 - 540 6600 3 . 0 × 10 . sup . 753 1080 61 - 550 5700 2 . 1 × 10 . sup . 754 1050 59 &# 34 ; 3200 1 . 6 × 10 . sup . 755 &# 34 ; 56 - 590 1130 8 . 2 × 10 . sup . 656 1120 38 - 90 120 5 . 4 × 10 . sup . 357 &# 34 ; 36 - 80 3500 1 . 1 × 10 . sup . 758 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 7800 2 . 6 × 10 . sup . 759 1130 35 - 90 8100 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 760 1170 34 - 100 5320 1 . 6 × 10 . sup . 761 1300 not coherently bonded on firing . 62 1080 55 - 480 60 3 . 6 × 10 . sup . 363 1100 54 - 440 8300 1 . 0 × 10 . sup . 764 &# 34 ; &# 34 ; &# 34 ; 8500 2 . 4 × 10 . sup . 765 1130 53 - 450 7300 2 . 6 × 10 . sup . 766 1170 50 - 490 5200 1 . 3 × 10 . sup . 767 1300 not coherently bonded on firing . ______________________________________ it will be observed from table 2 that the dielectric bodies of tests nos . 23 - 27 , 39 , 46 , 51 , 61 and 67 were not coherently bonded on firing at temperatures as high as 1250 ° or 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 cirteria are : temperature coefficient of capacitance : from - 690 to + 30 ppm per degree c . a reconsideration of table 1 in light of the above estabilished criteria of favorable electrical characteristics will reveal that the capacitors of tests nos . 37 , 38 , 45 , 50 , 55 , 56 and 62 do not meet these criteria . accordingly , the correspondingly ceramic compositions of table 1 also fall outside the scope of our invention . all the test capacitors but those of tests nos . 23 - 27 , 37 - 39 , 45 , 46 , 50 , 51 , 55 , 56 , 61 , 62 and 67 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 tests nos . 39 , 46 and 51 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 tests nos . 40 , 47 and 52 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 1160 °- 1180 ° 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 tests nos . 45 , 50 and 55 ceramic compositions contained as much as 12 parts by weight of the additives with respect to 100 parts by weight of the major ingredient . the resulting tests nos . 45 , 50 and 55 capacitors have average q factors of 1050 , 1050 and 1130 , respectively , which are all far less than the above established criterion of 3200 . when the proportion of the additive mixture was reduced to 10 parts by weight , as in tests nos . 44 , 49 and 54 , 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 , ( cao ) k . ( zr 1 - x ti x ) o 2 , the value of x was set at 0 . 35 and more in tests nos . 37 and 38 . in the resulting capacitors the temperature coefficient of capacitance is - 840 and - 980 , both outside the desired range of - 690 to + 30 . when the value of x was decreased to not more than 0 . 30 , as in test no . 36 , then the desired electrical characteristics were all obtained . the highest possible value of x is therefore 0 . 30 . test no . 28 indicates that the desired electrical characteristics are obtainable if the value of x is zero , that is , if the major ingredient does not include titanium . the q factor becomes relatively high if the value of x is reduced to less than 0 . 20 . the value of k in the formula of the major ingredient was set at 0 . 7 in tests nos . 56 and 62 . the resistivities of the resulting capacitors were 5 . 4 × 10 3 and 3 . 6 × 10 3 , both much lower than the desired lower limit of 1 × 10 . the desired value of resistivity was obtained when the value of k was increased to 0 . 8 as in test no . 57 and 63 . the lowermost possible value of k is therefore 0 . 8 . on the other hand , when the value of k was made as much as 1 . 4 as in tests nos . 61 and 67 , the resulting dielectric bodies were not coherently bonded on firing at as high a temperature as 1300 ° c . the desired electric characteristics were obtained when the value of k was reduced to 1 . 3 as in tests nos . 60 and 66 . accordingly , the greatest possible value of k is 1 . 3 . we have ascertained from the results of table 2 that the acceptable range of the relative proportions of b 2 o 3 , sio 3 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 15 mole percent b 2 o 3 , 25 mole percent sio 2 and 60 mole percent mo . the point b indicates the test no . 2 additive composition of 30 mole percent b 2 o 3 , zero mole percent sio 2 and 70 mole percent mo . the point c indicates the test no . 3 additive composition of 90 mole percent b 2 o 3 , zero mole percent sio 2 and 10 mole percent mo . the point d indicates the test no . 4 additive composition of 90 mole percent b 2 o 3 , 10 mole percent sio 2 and zero mole percent mo . the point e indicates the test no . 5 additive composition of 25 mole percent b 2 o 3 , 75 mole percent sio 2 and zero mole percent mo . the relative proportions of the additives b 2 o 3 , 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 . 23 - 27 all fall outside that region , and the corresponding dielectric bodies were not coherently bonded on firing at a temperature of 1250 ° 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 . 9 - 13 , 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 .