Ceramic capacitor aging made simple christopher england applications engineer hvs products class ii dielectrics experience a phenomenon called aging and it is simply a decrease in capacitance over time due to crystalline changes that occur in all class ii dielectrics x7r x5r and y5v.
Ceramic capacitors over time.
As well they have very high losses and age over time.
Tantalum capacitors do not even have a known wear out mechanism.
The capacitance value additionally depends on the voltage applied.
When it comes to capacitors a logarithmic decrease in capacitance over time is referred to as aging.
Contact with sulfur dioxide or chlorine gas will accelerate an oxidation layer forming on the terminations.
The dielectric is characterized by very high nonlinear change of capacitance over the temperature range.
This is caused by the relaxation or realignment of the electrical dipoles within the capacitor.
In terms of capacitor performance tantalums and ceramic capacitors differ in a few key ways.
Barrier layer ceramic capacitors are made of doped ferroelectric materials such as barium titanate batio 3.
Ceramic capacitors do age while tantalums do not.
When using these products for time constant circuits etc please take time to fully understand their characteristics and check the actual conditions of use and actual equipment.