A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the ceramic body, wherein the dielectric layer contains a barium titanate-based powder particle having a core-shell structure including a core and a shell around the core, the shell having a structure in which titanium is partially substituted with an element having the same oxidation number as that of the titanium in the barium titanate-based powder particle and having an ionic radius different from that of the titanium in the barium titanate-based powder particle, and the shell covers at least 30% of a surface of the core.

Provided are a barium titanate powder having spherical shape fine particles which have an average particle diameter (D.sub.50) in a range of about 140-270 nm, a tetragonal structure having a markedly improved tetragonality (c/a) in a range of 1.007-1.01 in contrast to the conventional composition, and at the same time, a markedly improved crystallinity in a range of 93-96%, thereby showing improved dielectric properties, and a manufacturing method thereof.

A CaTiO.sub.3-based oxide thermoelectric material and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The CaTiO.sub.3-based oxide thermoelectric material has a chemical formula of Ca.sub.1-xLa.sub.xTiO.sub.3, where 0<x?0.4. The present disclosure makes it possible to prepare a CaTiO.sub.3-based thermoelectric material with properties comparable to n-type ZnO, CaTiO.sub.3, SrTiO.sub.3 and other oxide thermoelectric materials. Among them, the La15 sample has a power factor reaching up to 8.2 ?Wcm.sup.?1K.sup.?2 (at about 1000 K), and a power factor reaching up to 9.2 ?Wcm.sup.?1K.sup.?2 at room temperature (about 300 K); and a conductivity reaching up to 2015 Scm.sup.?1 (at 300 K). The CaTiO.sub.3-based oxide thermoelectric material exhibits the best thermoelectric performance among calcium titanate ceramics. The method for preparing the CaTiO.sub.3-based oxide thermoelectric material of the present disclosure is simple in process, convenient in operation, low in cost, and makes it possible to prepare a CaTiO.sub.3-based ceramic sheet with high thermoelectric performance.

A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first oxide particle having a layered structure and a second oxide layer located in a surface of the first oxide particle and including a second oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: M.sub.aL.sub.bO.sub.c, wherein in Chemical Formula 1, 0<a3, 1b2, 3.8c4.2, M is at least one element selected from the group of Mg, Al, Ga, and combinations thereof, and L is at least one element selected from of group Ti, Zr, and combinations thereof.

Disclosed are a dielectric material, a multi-layered capacitor, and an electronic device including the same. The dielectric material includes a dielectric material particle represented by ADO.sub.3, wherein A includes Sr, Ba, Ca, Pb, K, Na, or a combination thereof, D includes Ti, Zr, Mg, Nb, Ta, or a combination thereof, the dielectric material particle includes about 2.5 moles to about 4 moles of the donor element, based on 100 moles of D, and a diameter of the dielectric material particle is in a range of from about 100 nanometers to about 300 nanometers.

A dielectric composition contains: a base material powder containing Ba.sub.mTiO.sub.3 (0.995m1.010); a first accessory ingredient containing at least one element corresponding to a transition metal in Group 5 of the periodic table in a total content of 0.3 to 1.2 moles; a second accessory ingredient containing one of ions, oxides, carbides, and hydrates of Si in a content of 0.6 to 4.5 moles; a third accessory ingredient containing at least one element in Period 4 or higher; and a fourth accessory ingredient containing at least one element in Period 3, wherein 0.70BC+D1.50B and 0.20D/(C+D)0.80, in which B is a total content of the second accessory ingredient, C is a total content of the third accessory ingredient, and D is a total content of the fourth accessory ingredient.

A ceramic dielectric including: a bulk dielectric including barium (Ba) and titanium (Ti); a ceramic nanosheet; and a composite dielectric of the bulk dielectric and the ceramic nanosheet.

A passive temperature-sensing apparatus, which includes a capacitive sensing element that includes a capacitive sensing composition that includes a ferroelectric ceramic material that exhibits a measurable electrical Curie temperature that is below 30 degrees C. The capacitive sensing composition exhibits a negative slope of capacitance versus temperature over the temperature range of from 30 degrees C. to 150 degrees C.

A method for producing a barium titanate-based powder, the method including: step a of spraying a raw material including a barium titanate-based compound into a high-temperature field heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the compound to form barium titanate-based particles; step b of calcining a powder including the barium titanate-based particles formed in step a; and step c of washing a calcination product obtained in step b with a water-based washing liquid.

A ceramic component having a ceramic main part containing AxByC1?x?vTi1?y+wO3*(Mn2P2O7)z*Du, in which A is a first dopant selected from a group including neodymium, praseodymium, cerium, and lanthanum, B is a second dopant selected from a group including niobium, tantalum, and vanadium, C is selected from a group including calcium, strontium, and barium, and D includes a metal selected from a group including aluminum, nickel, and iron. x is the proportion of A, y is the proportion of B, v is the proportion of A vacancies, w is the proportion of excess titanium, z is the proportion of Mn2P2O7, u is the proportion of D, and the following applies: 0.0?x<0.1, 0.0?y<0.1, 0?v<1.5*x, 0?w<0.05, 0.01?z<0.1, 0?u<0.05. A method for producing the ceramic component is also disclosed.