SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor having large capacitance, low ESR, and superior high-frequency characteristics and high-temperature endurance. The solid electrolytic capacitor is provided with: a cathode 10 having a cathode substrate 11 made of a valve metal and having an etching pit 11a ; an oxide layer 12 made of an oxide of the valve metal provided on a surface of the cathode substrate 11, and a carbon coating layer 13 provided on a surface of the oxide layer 12, the carbon coating layer 13 including carbon particles and having an entry area 13a that enters the etching pit 11a and a penetration area 13b that penetrates through the oxide layer 12 and conducts with the cathode substrate 11; an anode having an anode substrate made of a valve metal, and a dielectric layer provided on a surface of the anode substrate and made of an oxide of the valve metal that composes the anode substrate; and a solid electrolyte layer including a conductive polymer provided between the carbon coating layer of the cathode and the dielectric layer of the anode.