A thin-
film capacitor (2) in which a lower
electrode (6), a
dielectric thin-film (8), and an upper
electrode (10) are formed in order on a substrate (4). The
dielectric thin-film (8) is made of a composition for thin-film
capacitance devices. The composition includes a
bismuth layer-structured compound whose c-axis is oriented vertically to the substrate and which is expressed by a formula: (Bi2O2)<2+>(Am-1BmO3m+1)<2->, or Bi2Am-1BmO3m+3 wherein "m" is an even number, "A" is at least one element selected from Na, K, Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca and Bi, and "B" is at least one element selected from Fe, Co, Cr, Ga, Ti, Nb, Ta Sb, V, Mo and W. The temperature characteristics of the
dielectric constant are excellent. Even if the dielectric thin-film is made more thinner, the dielectric constant is relatively high, and the loss is small. The leak characteristics are excellent, the break-down
voltage is improved and the
surface smoothness is excellent.