ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
The dielectric properties of BaTi0.90Ga0.05Nb0.05O3 (BTGN) and Ba0.60Sr0.40TiO3 (BST) ceramics prepared by the conventional solid-state route have been investigated. Their relative potential for microwave (MW) tunable applications was assessed by the figure of merit (K) defined as K = [equation omitted] (where [alt epsilon]ro and [alt epsilon]rv are the relative permittivity at zero and 20 kV cm−1 at 10 kHz and tan δo is the loss at 10kHz or ∼1 GHz without DC bias). Fine-grained (∼2–3 μm) BTGN ceramics fired at 1500°C in air exhibit dielectric behavior characteristic of relaxor-type materials, with relative permittivity, [alt epsilon]r, decreasing from ∼3082 to ∼2116 and dielectric loss, tan δ, increasing from 0.0035 to 0.0542 at 10 kHz and ∼1GHz, respectively. In contrast, large-grained (20–100 μm) BST ceramics exhibit a frequency independent [alt epsilon]r of ∼5000 and show little variation of tan δ with frequency (0.0012 at 10 kHz and ∼0.0048 at 0.6 GHz). At 10 kHz, KBTGN= 91 and KBST= 367, whereas at MW frequencies KBTGN= 6 and KBST= 92. The large decrease in KBTGN at MW frequencies is attributed to a substantial increase of tan δ. The applicability of another relaxor-type BaTiO3-based ceramic, Ba(Ti0.70Zr0.30)O3, which was recently proposed as promising material for tunable MW applications, is also discussed. It is demonstrated that BaTiO3-based ferroelectric-relaxors may exhibit good tunable characteristics at 10 kHz; however, they are not competitive with BST for high K-factor MW applications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.01082.x
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