<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The effects of CuO addition on the sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics were investigated. CuO was selected as a liquid phase sintering aid to lower the sintering temperature of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics. With CuO addition, the sintering temperature of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics was effectively reduced from 1550 °C to 1475 °C. The crystalline phase exhibited no phase difference and no second phase was detected at all addition levels. The electric permittivity was not significantly affected by various amounts of CuO addition and ranged from 52 to 54. Small values (&lt;+7 ppm/K) of the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency were obtained for Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics. However, the unloaded quality factor Q
                        u was strongly dependent upon the CuO concentration. Q
                        u
                        f
                        o ∼ 10500 GHz was obtained for Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics with 0.5 wt.% of CuO addition, sintered at 1475 °C.</p></abstract>

The effects of CuO addition on the sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics were investigated. CuO was selected as a liquid phase sintering aid to lower the sintering temperature of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics. With CuO addition, the sintering temperature of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics was effectively reduced from 1550 °C to 1475 °C. The crystalline phase exhibited no phase difference and no second phase was detected at all addition levels. The electric permittivity was not significantly affected by various amounts of CuO addition and ranged from 52 to 54. Small values (<+7 ppm/K) of the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency were obtained for Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics. However, the unloaded quality factor Q
                        u was strongly dependent upon the CuO concentration. Q
                        u
                        f
                        o ∼ 10500 GHz was obtained for Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics with 0.5 wt.% of CuO addition, sintered at 1475 °C.

CuO as sintering additive to Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics

Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology Bannu, Postcode 28100, Bannu, Pakistan

Institute of Physics and Electronics University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK Pakistan

Materials Science-Poland

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{"article-title":"CuO as sintering additive to Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics"}

The effects of CuO addition on the sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics were investigated. CuO was selected...

CuO as sintering additive to Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 122 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0074-4

Keywords
CuO, calcination, additive

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

CuO as sintering additive to Sr0.4Ca0.6La4Ti5O17 ceramics

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 122 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0074-4

KeywordsCuO, calcination, additive

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
CuO, calcination, additive