A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains an anode body that contains tantalum, a dielectric that overlies the anode body; and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte includes an intrinsically conductive polymer containing repeating thiophene units. Further, the capacitor exhibits a dielectric strength of about 0.6 volts per nanometer or more. The capacitor also exhibits a charge-discharge capacitance after being subjected to 3,000 cycles of a surge voltage and an initial capacitance prior to being subjected to the surge voltage, wherein the ratio of the charge-discharge capacitance to the initial capacitance is from about 0.75 to 1.

A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains an anode body that contains tantalum, a dielectric that overlies the anode body; and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte includes an intrinsically conductive polymer containing repeating thiophene units. Further, the capacitor exhibits a dielectric strength of about 0.6 volts per nanometer or more. The capacitor also exhibits a charge-discharge capacitance after being subjected to 3,000 cycles of a surge voltage and an initial capacitance prior to being subjected to the surge voltage, wherein the ratio of the charge-discharge capacitance to the initial capacitance is from about 0.75 to 1.

A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains an anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, a pre-coat that overlies the dielectric and that is formed from an organometallic compound, and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte includes an intrinsically conductive polymer containing repeating thiophene units of a certain formula.

A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains an anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, a pre-coat that overlies the dielectric and that is formed from an organometallic compound, and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte includes an intrinsically conductive polymer containing repeating thiophene units of a certain formula.

A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor including a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on a surface of the dielectric film. The method including: a step of; in a liquid including a polyanion and an aqueous medium, polymerizing a monomer compound to obtain a dispersion (1) containing a conjugated electrically conductive polymer and subjecting dispersion treatment to the dispersion (1) to obtain a dispersion (2) containing the conjugated electrically conductive polymer; depositing the dispersion (2) to a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric coating on a surface thereof; and removing the aqueous medium from the dispersion (2) deposited on the porous anode body to form a solid electrolyte layer, wherein an operation which pauses the dispersion treatment is performed.

A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor including a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on a surface of the dielectric film. The method including: a step of; in a liquid including a polyanion and an aqueous medium, polymerizing a monomer compound to obtain a dispersion (1) containing a conjugated electrically conductive polymer and subjecting dispersion treatment to the dispersion (1) to obtain a dispersion (2) containing the conjugated electrically conductive polymer; depositing the dispersion (2) to a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric coating on a surface thereof; and removing the aqueous medium from the dispersion (2) deposited on the porous anode body to form a solid electrolyte layer, wherein an operation which pauses the dispersion treatment is performed.

A solid electrolyte capacitor includes a sintered body formed by sintering a molded body containing a metal powder; and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the sintered body, wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes a first layer containing an electrolytic polymerization conductive polymer disposed on the sintered body and a second layer containing a chemical polymerization conductive polymer disposed on the first layer.

The invention relates to doped nickelate-containing compounds comprising A.sub.aM.sup.1.sub.VM.sup.2.sub.WM.sup.3.sub.XM.sup.4.sub.yM.sup.5.sub.ZO.sub.2-c wherein A comprises either sodium or a mixed alkali metal in which sodium is the major constituent; M.sup.1 is nickel in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, M.sup.2 comprises a metal in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, M.sup.3 comprises a metal in oxidation state 2+, M.sup.4 comprises a metal in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, and M.sup.5 comprises a metal in oxidation state 3+ wherein 0≤a<1, v>0, at least one of w and y is >0 x≥0, z≥0 wherein c is determined by a range selected from 0<c≤0.1 and wherein (a, v, w, x, y, z and c) are chosen to maintain electroneutrality.

The invention relates to doped nickelate-containing compounds comprising A.sub.aM.sup.1.sub.VM.sup.2.sub.WM.sup.3.sub.XM.sup.4.sub.yM.sup.5.sub.ZO.sub.2-c wherein A comprises either sodium or a mixed alkali metal in which sodium is the major constituent; M.sup.1 is nickel in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, M.sup.2 comprises a metal in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, M.sup.3 comprises a metal in oxidation state 2+, M.sup.4 comprises a metal in oxidation state greater than 0 to less than or equal to 4+, and M.sup.5 comprises a metal in oxidation state 3+ wherein 0≤a<1, v>0, at least one of w and y is >0 x≥0, z≥0 wherein c is determined by a range selected from 0<c≤0.1 and wherein (a, v, w, x, y, z and c) are chosen to maintain electroneutrality.

An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer; a solid electrolyte layer in contact with the dielectric layer of the anode body; and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains a glycol compound. The solute contains an acid component and a base component. A mass of the acid component in the solute is greater than a mass of the base component in the solute. The acid component contains a first aromatic compound having a hydroxyl group.