Low-temperature sintering and microwave dielectric properties of CaMg1-xLi2xSi2O6 (x = 0-0.3) ceramics

Fangyi HUANG; Hua SU; Yuanxun LI; Huaiwu ZHANG; Xiaoli TANG

doi:10.1007/s40145-020-0390-9

Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2020, 9(4): 471-480 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-020-0390-9

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Low-temperature sintering and microwave dielectric properties of CaMg_1-xLi_2xSi₂O₆ (x = 0-0.3) ceramics

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Fangyi HUANG^{^a}, Hua SU^{^a^,^b}(

), Yuanxun LI^{^a^,^b}, Huaiwu ZHANG^{^a}, Xiaoli TANG^{^a}

aState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China

bJiangxi Guo Chuang Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd., Ganzhou 341000, China

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microwave dielectric properties, crystal structure, low permittivity, low-temperature sintering

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HUANG F, SU H, LI Y, et al. Low-temperature sintering and microwave dielectric properties of CaMg_1-xLi_2xSi₂O₆ (x = 0-0.3) ceramics. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2020, 9(4): 471-480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-020-0390-9

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In this study, low-temperature fired CaMg_1-xLi_2xSi₂O₆ microwave dielectric ceramics were prepared via the traditional solid-state reaction method. In this process, 0.4 wt% Li₂CO₃-B₂O₃-SiO₂- CaCO₃-Al₂O₃ (LBSCA) glass was added as a sintering aid. The results showed that ceramics consisted of CaMgSi₂O₆ as the main phase. The second phases were CaSiO₃ always existing and Li₂SiO₃ occurring at substitution content x > 0.05. Li⁺ substitution effectively lowered sintering temperature due to 0.4 wt% LBSCA and contributed to grain densification, and the most homogeneous morphology could be observed at x = 0.05. The effects of relative density, the second phase, and ionic polarizability on dielectric constant (ε_r) were investigated. The quality factor (Q × f ) varied with packing fraction that concerned the second phase. Moreover, the temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency (τ_f) was influenced by MgO₆ octahedral distortion and bond valence. Excellent dielectric properties of the CaMg_1-xLi_2xSi₂O₆ ceramic was exhibited at x = 0.05 with ε_r = 7.44, Q × f = 41,017 GHz (f = 15.1638 GHz), and τ_f = −59.3 ppm/℃ when sintered at 900 ℃. It had a good application prospect in the field of low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate and devices.

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Low-temperature sintering and microwave dielectric properties of CaMg_1-xLi_2xSi₂O₆ (x = 0-0.3) ceramics

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Fangyi HUANG^{^a}, Hua SU^{^a^,^b}(

), Yuanxun LI^{^a^,^b}, Huaiwu ZHANG^{^a}, Xiaoli TANG^{^a}

aState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China

bJiangxi Guo Chuang Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd., Ganzhou 341000, China

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Keywords: microwave dielectric properties, crystal structure, low permittivity, low-temperature sintering

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Received: 24 December 2019

Revised: 22 May 2020

Accepted: 22 May 2020

Published: 28 July 2020

Issue date: August 2020

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61771104 and U1809215).

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