PURPOSE: To obtain a thin film capacitive element which is small in leakage current, small in surface area, and large in charge storage by a method wherein specific material is added to a crystalline lead-free dielectric body of perovskite structure.
CONSTITUTION: A dielectric layer is formed of dielectric material of perovskite structure represented by a general formula ABO3, where A is an element selected from strontium, barium, and calcium, and B denotes either of titanium and zirconium. At least, 0.05 to 0.3at.% of an element selected from vanadium, niobium, tantalum, antimony, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, samarium, neodymium, gadolinium, or polonium is added to the above dielectric material. As the added element functions as donor, a flow of electron due to diffusion can be ensured, and consequently a thin film capacitive element can be lessened in leakage current even if a thin dielectric layer is used.
ABE KAZUHIDE
YAMASHITA YOHACHI
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