Phase evolution and dielectric properties of MgTi2O5 ceramic sintered with lithium borosilicate glass

Phase evolution, densification, and dielectric properties of MgTi2O5 dielectric ceramic, sintered with lithium borosilicate (LBS) glass, were studied. Reaction between LBS glass and MgTi2O5 was significant in forming secondary phases such as TiO2 and (Mg,Ti)(2)(BO3)O. The glass addition was not necessarily deleterious to the dielectric properties due to the formation of TiO2: permittivity increased and temperature coefficient of resonance frequency could be tuned to zero with the addition of LBS glass, although the inevitable glass-induced decrease of quality factor was not retarded by the formation of TiO2. The sintered specimen with 10 wt% LBS fired at 950 degrees C for 2 h showed permittivity of 19.3, quality factor of 6800 GHz, and tau(f) of - 16 ppm/degrees C. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.