WO2004013879A1 - ニオブコンデンサおよびこれの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a niobium capacitor and a method for manufacturing the same.
- a typical example of an electrolytic capacitor is a tantalum capacitor.
- a tantalum capacitor is manufactured, for example, as follows. First, a sintered body made of tantalum powder is formed. Next, the sintered member, a dielectric layer made of T a 2 0 5 is formed by positive electrode oxidation. Further, an electrolyte layer and an electrode (cathode) are formed on the dielectric layer.
- Tantalum provides excellent capacitor properties.
- tantalum is expensive and its price fluctuates greatly due to relatively small reserves of raw ore. Therefore, the use of niobium (Nb), which has more reserves and is less expensive than tantalum, as a material for forming the anode of the capacitor is being studied.
- Nb niobium
- Nb 2 ⁇ 5 is unstable as compared with T a 2 0 5, relatively easily oxygen (O 2 -) and release (as a result, Nb 2 ⁇ 5, the Nb0 2 N b O Change) .
- the released oxygen tends to move in the direction of the sintered body as it approaches the niobium sintered body. Therefore, the dielectric layer made of tantalum oxide and the dielectric layer made of niobium oxide have differences as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.
- T a 2 ⁇ 5 dielectric layer DL formed on the tantalum sintered body has a substantially uniform oxygen concentration throughout the layer.
- the dielectric layer DL of niobium oxide follow the approach to the interface BS, composition from N b 2 ⁇ 5 to N b 0 2, further to the Nb O change I do. This means that the oxygen concentration decreases as approaching the interface BS.
- niobium oxide becomes an insulator (dielectric) if the number of oxygen atoms bonded per niobium increases, and becomes a conductor if the number of oxygen atoms decreases.
- niobium electrolytic capacitors have the following disadvantages. As described above, niobium oxide is more unstable than tantalum oxide. For this reason, in conventional niobium electrolytic capacitors, the oxygen concentration near the interface tends to change due to the effects of heat during soldering and the voltage applied during operation. As a result, the thickness of the conductive layer (NbO) changes, which means that the thickness of the portion functioning as a dielectric in the layer DL changes. That is, the conventional niobium electrolytic capacitor has a problem in that the dielectric constant deviates from an initial set value due to thermal or electrical influence, and desired capacitor characteristics (capacity, leakage current, etc.) cannot be obtained. . Disclosure of the invention
- an object of the present invention is to provide a niobium electrolytic capacitor that eliminates or reduces the instability of the dielectric layer.
- a niobium capacitor provided by the first aspect of the present invention includes an anode containing niobium as a main component, and a dielectric layer formed on the anode.
- the junction region between the anode and the dielectric layer contains manganese.
- the dielectric layer includes N b 2 0 5.
- the anode has a surface layer mainly composed of an interstitial niobium oxide or an interstitial niobium nitride.
- the anode is a porous sintered body of compressed niobium-containing powder.
- the niobium-containing powder has a surface portion containing manganese.
- the bonding region includes NbO and Mn.
- the junction region containing the M n 0 2.
- the junction region contains 0.1 to 10 wt% manganese.
- the dielectric layer is formed by performing anodization on the anode, and the bonding region contains 0.1 to 3 wt% of manganese.
- the niobium capacitor of the present invention is configured to further include a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer.
- the solid electrolyte layer is constituted by M N_ ⁇ 2.
- a method for manufacturing a niobium capacitor includes forming an anode containing niobium and manganese; and forming a dielectric layer on the anode.
- a compression-molded body made of a niobium-containing powder containing 0.1 to 10 wt% of manganese in a surface layer portion is formed. Thereafter, the compression molded body is sintered.
- a sintered body made of a niobium-containing powder is formed, and thereafter, the sinter is doped with manganese.
- a niobium capacitor includes a step of forming an anode containing niobium, and a step of forming a dielectric layer containing niobium oxide as a main component and containing 0.1 to 1 wt% of manganese.
- the anode is anodized using a chemical solution containing manganese ions.
- the anode is oxidized in a gaseous atmosphere containing manganese.
- the anode contains any one of niobium, niobium oxide and niobium nitride as a main component.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a niobium electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a thin-film capacitor used for verifying the effect of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the DC bias voltage and the rate of change of capacitance for the capacitor of FIG.
- Figure 5 shows the measured leakage voltage for the capacitor of Figure 2.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the manganese concentration and the rate of change in capacity.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the applied voltage and the capacitance of the capacitor.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a dielectric layer in a tantalum capacitor.
- FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a dielectric layer in the niobium capacitor.
- a niobium electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention comprises a porous anode body 1 obtained by sintering niobium powder, an anode rod 2 partially buried in the anode body, and a cathode layer 3. Contains. Specifically, a dielectric layer 4 and a solid electrolyte layer 5 are formed between anode body 1 and cathode layer 3. The dielectric layer 4 is in close contact with the anode body 1, and is configured so that the electrolyte layer 5 is not electrically connected to the anode body 1.
- the anode body 1 can be formed by compression-molding a niobium-containing powder and then sintering it.
- a niobium-containing powder a powder having a specific surface area (weight specific capacity) of not less than 200 CV / g (preferably, 2000 to 500 CV / g) is used.
- the sintering temperature is, for example, 100 ° C. to 150 ° C.
- the anode body 1 is mainly composed of niobium, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- niobium oxide or niobium nitride may be used as a main component.
- the niobium oxide or niobium nitride does not need to be uniformly contained in the entire sintered body, but may be present only in the surface layer.
- Niobium oxide is typically NbO
- niobium nitride is typically NbN.
- Niobium oxide or niobium nitride is preferably interstitial.
- Solid electrolyte layer 5 is made of, for example, M n 0 2.
- the solid electrolyte layer 5 may be made of a conductive polymer. Examples of the conductive polymer include polythiophene and polypyrrole.
- the “joining region” between anode body 1 and dielectric layer 4 contains manganese (M n).
- the “joining region” refers to a region including the interface between the anode body 1 and the dielectric layer 4 and the vicinity of the interface.
- manganese is contained in the junction region as manganese dioxide (M N_ ⁇ 2).
- the “joining region” can be considered as being divided into a sintered body portion and a dielectric layer portion at the interface. The following three cases are possible as the manganese-containing form in the bonding region. 1 Manganese is contained only in the sintered body. (2) Manganese is contained only in the dielectric layer.
- Manganese is contained in both the sintered body part and the dielectric layer part.
- the content of manganese in the bonding region is, for example, 0.1% wt or more. This is because if the manganese content is less than 0.1% wt, the niobium oxide tends to be unstable as in the conventional case.
- the upper limit of the manganese content may vary depending on the method of forming the dielectric layer 4. Here are two specific examples. In the first example, the dielectric layer 4 is formed by anodic oxidation using a chemical solution containing Mn ions. At this time, the content of manganese in the dielectric layer 4 is preferably set to 3 wt% or less.
- the second example is a case where the dielectric layer 4 is formed by vapor phase oxidation in a vapor phase atmosphere containing manganese.
- the Mn content is set to 10 wt% or less. This limitation is based on the fact that the upper limit of the Mn content achieved by gas phase oxidation is usually 1 Owt ° / ⁇ °. Therefore, if feasible, the Mn content can be greater than 10 wt%.
- the following two methods can be considered for incorporating Mn into the anode body 1.
- the anode body 1 is formed using niobium powder containing Mn in the surface layer.
- Mn-free powder is compression-molded and the compact is sintered. Then, dope the sintered body with Mn.
- the Mn content of the sintered body (value before forming the dielectric layer 4) is set according to the Mn content to be achieved in the bonding region.
- the Mn content is, for example, 0.1 to 10 wt%.
- a 0.1 wt% phosphoric acid aqueous solution is used as a chemical conversion solution.
- Mn is contained in the formed dielectric layer.
- Anodization is performed by applying a predetermined voltage between a sintered body immersed in a chemical conversion solution and a cathode that forms a pair with the sintered body.
- the temperature of the chemical solution should be between room temperature and 100 ° C.
- the applied voltage (target voltage) is 5 to 120 V, and the current density is 10 to 100 ⁇ A / cm 2 .
- the energization time is 0.1 to 30 hours. It is preferable to conduct the current by reducing the current value so that the leakage current becomes a sufficiently low value.
- the gas phase oxidation can be performed by heating the anode body 1 in the air.
- the heating of the anode body 1 may be performed under reduced pressure, or may be performed in an oxidizing atmosphere in which oxygen is diluted with argon or the like.
- Example of heating temperature For example, 200-400 ° C.
- Mn may be included in the atmosphere.
- the formed dielectric layer contains Mn.
- the niobium oxide in the dielectric layer is unstable, so that the capacitor characteristics have changed due to the effects of heat and applied voltage. This problem can be effectively eliminated or reduced by including manganese in the “joining region”.
- the niobium oxide is stabilized by being kept constant by the presence of the atomic powers S and Mn of the oxygen atoms bonded to niobium in the dielectric layer 4. For example, if the niobium oxide is released oxygen, the oxygen is supplied from the amount corresponding Mn0 2 in accordance with the amount of oxygen release in Yuobu oxide. As a result, the number of oxygen atoms bonded to niobium is maintained. The presence of Mn near the interface where the valence change of niobium is likely to occur (the “junction region”) makes the niobium oxide more stable than before.
- the capacitors XI and X2 are formed on a common glass substrate 10.
- conductors 2 OA and 20 B having the same shape are mounted on the glass substrate 10.
- the conductors 20A and 20B were formed by DC sputtering (the thickness of each conductor was about 300 nm, and the projected area was 1 cm 2 ).
- pure-obb and manganese were mixed in the gas phase.
- conductor 2OA contained 6 wt% of manganese and 94 wt% of niobium.
- the conductor 20B was formed only of niobium.
- Dielectric layers 3OA and 3OB are formed on conductors 2OA and 20B, respectively (see Fig. 2).
- the dielectric layers 30A and 30B were formed by anodic oxidation using a 0.1% by weight phosphoric acid solution. In this case, the final achieved voltage FV was 25.5 V, and the processing time was 2 hours.
- Dielectric layers 3 OA and 30 B are covered with electrolyte 40.
- electrolytic solution 40 a 0.1 wt% phosphoric acid solution was used.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the “DC bias voltage (V) -capacitance change rate (%)” relationship for capacitors X1 and X2.
- V DC bias voltage
- % Capacitance change rate
- FIG. 5 shows the measurement results of the leakage current for the capacitors X1 and X2.
- This leakage current is a value measured after applying a voltage equivalent to 65% of the above voltage FV (25.5 V) for 1 minute (prepared 10 samples for each capacitor XI, X2) did) .
- the leakage current of the capacitor XI is significantly smaller than that of the capacitor X2.
- the graph in Fig. 6 shows the rate of change of capacitance when the voltage applied to the capacitor is changed from 0V to 3V.
- the graph in Fig. 7 shows that the manganese content is 0.
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