Journal of Materials Science, Vol.47, No.6, 2617-2623, 2012
Enhanced microwave dielectric properties of Ba0.40Sr0.60TiO3-Zr0.80Sn0.20TiO4 composite ceramics
The (1-x) Ba0.40Sr0.60TiO3 (BST)-xZr(0.80)Sn(0.20)TiO(4) (ZST) composite ceramics with x = 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt% were fabricated by conventional solid-state reaction method. With increasing of ZST content, the dielectric constant of composite ceramics was decreased and dielectric loss increases. The effect of ZnO addition to 70 wt% BST-30 wt% ZST composition on the microstructure and dielectric properties was investigated. The improvements in dielectric constant, dielectric loss, and microwave dielectric properties of composite ceramics can be achieved by ZnO addition. The sample with 98 wt% (70 wt% BST-30 wt% ZST)-2 wt%ZnO composition exhibits promising dielectric properties, with dielectric constant, loss tangent and tunability at 4 kV/mm, of 125, 0.0016 and 12%, at 10 kHz and room temperature. At similar to 2 GHz, it possesses a dielectric constant of 101 and a Q factor of 187, which makes it a good candidate for tunable microwave device applications.