Crystals (May 2023)

Microwave Dielectric Properties of CaB<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-CaSiO<sub>3</sub> System for LTCC Applications

  • Changzhi Yin,
  • Zhengyu Zou,
  • Mingfei Cheng,
  • Yiyang Cai,
  • Jiaqing Yang,
  • Weicheng Lei,
  • Wenzhong Lu,
  • Xiaoqiang Song,
  • Wen Lei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050790
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 5
p. 790

Abstract

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A novel composite ceramic with low densification temperature was fabricated using the conventional solid-state method. The XRD and Rietveld refinement results indicated that the two phases of CaB2O4 and CaSiO3 can coexist in all compositions. Furthermore, a phase transition of CaSiO3 ceramic from α-phase to β-phase was observed. A dense ceramic with excellent microwave dielectric properties (εr~6.4, Q × f~75,600 GHz, and a negative τf~26.9 ppm/°C) was obtained at x = 0.5 when sintered at 925 °C at the frequency of 14.2 GHz. A good chemical compatibility between the composite ceramic and Ag electrode was improved by elemental mapping results. A patch antenna was fabricated based on the simulated result. All results indicated that the 0.5 CaB2O4 + 0.5 CaSiO3 ceramic has large application potential in the LTCC field.

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