Effect of ZnO-B₂O₃ glass addition on the microwave dielectric properties of BaO-Nd₂O₃-TiO₂-Bi₂O₃ system

Abstract

The effect of ZnO-B₂O₃(ZB) glass addition on the sintering behavior, microstructures and microwave dielectric properties of BaO-Nd₂O₃-TiO₂-Bi₂O₃ (BNTB) system was investigated with the aid of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and capacitance meter. It is found that the ZB glass addition, acting as a sintering aid, can effectively lower the sintering temperature of BNTB system to 850 °C. The dielectric constant of BNTB-ZB ceramics increases with the increase of soaking time and the value of dielectric loss decreased with increasing soak time. The optical dielectric properties at 1 GHz of ɛ=74, tan δ=4×10⁻⁴, and TCC=25 ppm/°c were obtained for the BNTB system doped with 25 wt% ZB glass sintered at 850 °C for 2 h, representing that the BNTB-ZB ceramics could be promising for multilayer low temperature co-fired ceramics applications.

Keywords

BaO-Nd₂O₃-TiO₂-Bi₂O₃ / ZnO-B₂O₃ / dielectric property / sintering behavior

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