Phase Transition and Microwave Dielectric Properties of Low-Temperature Sintered BiCu2VO6 Ceramic and its Chemical Compatibility with Silver

In this work, a low-firing microwave dielectric ceramic BiCu2VO6 with monoclinic structure was prepared through a solid state reaction method. Dense ceramic could be obtained when sintered at 740A degrees C with a relative density about 96.7%. A diffusive phase transition was observed from the temperature dependence of the relative permittivity and loss tangent. The best sintered sample at 740A degrees C exhibited the optimum microwave dielectric properties with a relative permittivity 22.7, a quality factor 11,960 GHz (at 11.0 GHz), and a temperature coefficient of resonant frequency of -17.2 ppm/A degrees C. From the x-ray diffraction, backscattered electron imaging results of the cofired sample with 20 wt.% silver, the BiCu2VO6 ceramic was found not to react with Ag at 740A degrees C. It might be promising for the low-temperature cofired ceramics and dielectric resonator applications.