It is also of interest that because of the solid nature of the tantalum capacitor’s construction, there is no known wear out mechanism in tantalum capacitors. This paper has been written to provide the user of tantalum capacitors with an idea of the effect of design criteria on the capacitor and the methods used in their production.
The steady-state and dynamic reliability of a tantalum capacitor are influenced by several factors under the control of the circuit design engineer. These factors are voltage derating, ripple current and voltage conditions, maximum operating temperature and circuit impedance.
Ta has been labelled as critical raw materials by the European Union since 2020, and it is noted that the supply crisis of Ta has kept increasing since 2017. In the era of economic globalization, the production and supply of tantalum affect the development of related industries.
These sectors currently are growing at healthy rates, typically 6%-11% for industrial, automotive and communications and as much as 20% for consumer multi-screen devices ensuring continued growth in demand for tantalum capacitors going forward. Manganese Dioxide (MnO 2) is the longest established cathode technology for solid tantalum capacitors.
Tantalum capacitors are manufactured from a powder of pure tantalum metal. A typical particle size for a high voltage powder would be 10 μm. By carefully choosing which powder is used to produce each capacitance/voltage code the surface area can be controlled. Powders with large particle size are used to produce high voltage capacitors.
Areas of interest are highlighted. The electrical characteristics of a tantalum capacitor are determined by its structure, for example the ESR of a tantalum capacitor is very dependent on the tantalum pentoxide dielectric at low frequencies and on the internal manganese dioxide at higher frequencies.
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Extraction and Recovery of Tantalum from Capacitors …
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Trends in the Design and Performance of Tantalum Capacitors
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