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Research Article | Open Access

Low-firing, temperature stable and improved microwave dielectric properties of ZnO-TiO2-Nb2O5 composite ceramics

Hongyu Yanga,b, Shuren Zhanga,b( ), Yawei Chena,b, Hongcheng Yanga,b, Zixuan Fanga,b, Ying Yuana,b, Enzhu Lia,b( )
National Engineering Research Center of Electromagnetic Radiation Control Materials, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
Key Laboratory of Multi-Spectral Absorbing Materials and Structures of Ministry of Education, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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Abstract

This article presents low-firing, low-loss and temperature stable ZnO-TiO2-Nb2O5 microwave dielectric composite ceramics with the assistance of lithium borosilicate (LBS) and zinc borosilicate (ZBS) glass frits. There is a liquid phase (eutectic mixture) generated by LBS (ZBS) glass, and solid particles could be wetted and dissolved. Therefore, the migrations and rearrangements of particles could be performed. Besides, compared with ceramics undoped with glass frits, lower activation energies (Ea) of ceramics doped with LBS and ZBS glass suggest that the low-temperature sintering behavior is easier to carry out. The results indicated that LBS and ZBS glass both are effective sintering aids to accelerate the sintering process and improve the microwave dielectric properties of composite ceramics by controlling the phase compositions under low temperature. Combination great properties of ZnO-TiO2-Nb2O5 ceramics were obtained when sintered at 900 ℃ for 4 h: εr = 36.7, Q × f = 20,000 GHz, τf = 7 ppm/oC.

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DielectricComposite ceramicsZnO-TiO2Nb2O5

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Journal of Materiomics
Volume 5 Issue 3,
September 2019
Pages 471-479
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmat.2019.01.003
Cite this article:
Yang H, Zhang S, Chen Y, et al. Low-firing, temperature stable and improved microwave dielectric properties of ZnO-TiO2-Nb2O5 composite ceramics. Journal of Materiomics, 2019, 5(3): 471-479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2019.01.003

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Received: 04 November 2018
Revised: 03 January 2019
Accepted: 09 January 2019
Published: 11 January 2019
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