Multilayer ceramic capacitor

A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:

• a multilayer body including a plurality of laminated dielectric layers, a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposing to each other in a lamination direction, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposing to each other in a width direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the lamination direction, and a first end surface and a second end surface opposing to each other in a length direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the lamination direction and the width direction;
• first inner electrodes and second inner electrodes alternately laminated with the dielectric layers each interposed therebetween, and exposed respectively at the first end surface and the second end surface;
• and
• a first outer electrode connected to the first inner electrodes and disposed on the first end surface, and a second outer electrode connected to the second inner electrodes and disposed on the second end surface;
• wherein the multilayer body includes:
• an inner layer section extending from the first inner electrode or the second inner electrode positioned closest to the first principal surface to the first inner electrode or the second inner electrode positioned closest to the second principal surface in the lamination direction;
• a first principal surface-side outer layer section that is positioned closer to the first principal surface, and that is defined by dielectric layers of the plurality of dielectric layers positioned between the first principal surface and an outermost surface of the inner layer section on a side closer to the first principal surface;
• and
• a second principal surface-side outer layer section that is positioned closer to the second principal surface, and that is defined by dielectric layers of the plurality of dielectric layers positioned between the second principal surface and an outermost surface of the inner layer section on a side closer to the second principal surface;
• Sn is dissolved in a solid state in Ni of only the first and second inner electrodes positioned in the inner layer section and contacting the first principal surface-side outer layer section and the second principal surface-side outer layer section;
• and
• a Sn content is not less than about 0.1 mol and not more than about 8.5 mol where a total of Ni and Sn in each of the first and second inner electrodes contacting the first principal surface-side outer layer section and the second principal surface-side outer layer section is 100 mol.