Ultralow firing temperature compensating ceramic composition for pure silver electrode, sintering flux and laminated ceramic element obtained therefrom

摘要

The invention is directed to an ultralow firing temperature compensating ceramic composition, which comprises a ceramic material system represented by formula (I) Ba_w(Nd_xSM_y)₂Ti_zO_w+3x+3y+3z and a sintering flux represented by formula (II) (Zn,Si,Cu,Al,Mg,Ba,Bi,B)O. The ceramic material system of formula (I) comprises 10 to 30 mole % barium oxide, 10 to 30 mole % neodymium oxide, 0 to 20 mole % samarium oxide and 40 to 70 mole % titanium oxide. The sintering flux of formula (II) constitutes 5 to 40 mole % of the composition and comprises 1 to 5 weight % magnesium oxide, 1 to 5 weight % copper oxide, 5 to 30 weight % zinc oxide, 20 to 60 weight % bismuth oxide, 5 to 10 weight % aluminum oxide, 5 to 15 weight % silicon dioxide, 10 to 30 weight % barium oxide and 1 to 5 weight % boron oxide. The invention is also directed to a sintering flux system and a laminated ceramic element which is produced from the ultralow firing temperature compensating ceramic composition.