Claims
- 1. An electroconductive paste comprising a metal powder comprising an electroconductive metal having rare earth metal hydroxide on the surface of and in the inside thereof, and a vehicle.
- 2. An electroconductive paste according to claim 1, wherein said rare earth metal hydroxide is adsorbed on substantially the whole surface of said electroconductive metal powder.
- 3. An electroconductive paste according to claim 1, wherein said electroconductive metal is at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium, copper and nickel.
- 4. An electroconductive paste according to claim 3, wherein the average particle size is about 40 to 100 nm.
- 5. A multilayer ceramic electronic component, comprising:a ceramic laminate having edge surfaces and comprising a plurality of ceramic layers; a plurality of internal electrodes, each of which is disposed between a pair of said ceramic layers such that one edge of the electrode is exposed at one edge surface of said laminate; and an external electrode electrically connected to an exposed edge of an internal electrode, wherein said internal electrodes comprise a metal powder comprising an electroconductive metal having rare earth metal hydroxide on the surface of and in the inside thereof.
- 6. A multilayer ceramic electronic component according to claim 5, wherein said multilayer ceramic electronic component is a multilayer ceramic capacitor.
Priority Claims (1)
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2000-128371 |
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RELATED APPLICATION
This is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/841,199, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,503,291, filed Apr. 24, 2001.
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Copy of Japanese Office Action dated May 6, 2003 (and English translation of relevant portion). |