Low-temperature sintering and microwave dielectric properties of Ca[(Li1/3Nb2/3)0.8Ti0.2]3−δ with glass frit added

Abstract

In accordance with the trend for mobile terminals to be high intensity and to have thinner layers, low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) materials with outstanding dielectric loss characteristics and diverse dielectric constants have been in demand, and the need for high-strength materials that can withstand external shocks has increased. Ca[(Li1/3Nb2/3)1−x Ti x ]O3−δ (CLNT) has a quality factor over 14,000 and τ f ≤ 10 when the dielectric constant is 41 ∼ 46, but its sintering temperature is high at 1150 °C. Therefore, it cannot be used as a LTCC component. This study aimed to lower the sintering temperature to 900 °C by adding a low-melting-point glass such as B2O3·SiO2·BaO and B2O3·SiO2·Al2O3. As the glass content in CLNT was increased from 10 wt% to 20 wt%, the density and the Q·f0 property decreased, and the dielectric constant rose. When B2O3·SiO2·BaO was added to CLNT at 15 wt%, the dielectric constant was found to be 27, the Q·f0 property to be 3470, and the τ f to be −18 ppm/°C. When B2O3·SiO2·Al2O3 was added to CLNT at 10 wt%, the dielectric constant was 20, the Q·f0 property was 3990, and the τ f was −15 ppm/°C. As such, in both cases, excellent dielectric properties were observed.