MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR

To provide a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising a dielectric layer which can be made thin.SOLUTION: A multilayer ceramic capacitor 10 comprises: a ceramic element assembly 11 including a plurality of laminated dielectric layers 12 and a plurality of internal electrodes 13a and 13b and having a first principal surface and a second principal surface which are opposed in a lamination direction, a first side face and a second side face which are opposed in a width direction orthogonal to the lamination direction, and a first end face and a second end face which are opposed in a length direction orthogonal to the lamination direction and the width direction; and external electrodes 14a and 14b which are electrically connected with the internal electrodes and provided on the first end face and the second end face of the ceramic element assembly 11. The dielectric layer 12 contains a plurality of dielectric particles containing Ca, Zr, Ti and rare earth elements, and P existing between the plurality of dielectric particles and the rare earth elements are dissolved in the dielectric particles at least partially.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】薄層化することが可能な誘電体層を備えた積層セラミックコンデンサを提供する。【解決手段】積層セラミックコンデンサ１０は、積層された複数の誘電体層１２と複数の内部電極１３ａ、１３ｂとを含み、積層方向において相対する第１の主面および第２の主面と、積層方向と直交する幅方向において相対する第１の側面および第２の側面と、積層方向および幅方向と直交する長さ方向において相対する第１の端面および第２の端面とを有するセラミック素体１１と、内部電極と電気的に接続され、セラミック素体１１の第１の端面および第２の端面にそれぞれ設けられた外部電極１４ａ、１４ｂとを備える。誘電体層１２は、Ｃａ、Ｚｒ、Ｔｉ、および、希土類元素を含む複数の誘電体粒子と、複数の誘電体粒子の間に存在するＰとを含み、希土類元素の少なくとも一部は、誘電体粒子内に固溶している。【選択図】図２