Microwave dielectric properties of the 5.5Li2O–Nb2O5–7TiO2 ceramics

Abstract

A new Li2O–Nb2O5–TiO2 (LNT) ceramic with the Li2O:Nb2O5:TiO2 mole ratio of 5.5:1:7 was prepared by solid state reaction route. The phase and structure of the ceramic were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The microwave dielectric properties of the ceramics were studied using a network analyzer. The microwave dielectric ceramic has low sintering temperature (∼1075°C) and good microwave dielectric properties of er=42, Q×f=16900 GHz (5.75 GHz), and τf=63.7 ppm/°C. The addition of B2O3 can effectively lower the sintering temperature from 1075 to 875°C and does not induce degradation of the microwave dielectric properties. Obviously, the LNT ceramics can be applied to microwave low temperature-cofired ceramics (LTCC) devices.