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  • Microwave dielectric properties of ceramic/glass composites with bismuth-zinc borosilicate glass 
  • Kwan Soo Kima, Sang Heung Shimb, Shin Kimc and Sang Ok Yoona,*
  • a Department of Ceramic Engineering, Kangung-Wonju National University, Kangnung 210-702, Korea b Department of Electrical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok 245-711, Korea c Cermotech Co., Ltd, Ga-4-3, Gangnung Science & Industry Park, Daejeon-dong, Gangnung-shi, Gangwon-do 210-340, Korea
Abstract
The microwave dielectric properties of ceramic/bismuth zinc borosilicate (BZBS) glass composites were investigated. The crystalline phases of ZnAl2O4 with a spinel structure in the Al2O3/BZBS glass composite and Bi2Ti2O7 with a cubic pyrochlore structure in the TiO2/BZBS glass composite were observed, indicating that BZBS glass was a reactive glass in these systems. A one-stage sintering occurred in the Al2O3/BZBS glass composite whereas a two-stage one might occur in the TiO2/BZBS glass composite. The dielectric constant (epsilon(r)) of the Al2O3/BZBS glass composite exhibited almost the same value of about 10 within the sintering temperature range between 600-950 degrees C, implying that the application of the Al2O3/BZBS glass composite to substrates may therefore be shown to be appropriate. For the TiO2/BZBS glass composite, however, in improvement of the temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency (tau(f) = +119 ppm/K) is necessary for the application as LTCC materials although the dielectric constant of this system had I proper value (similar to 56) for in application to filters.

Keywords: LTCC; Ceramic/gass; Al2O3; TiO2; Bismuth-zinc borosilicate glass

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  • 2010; 11(1): 47-51

    Published on Feb 28, 2010