Abstract:
To lower the sintering temperature of MgTiO3CaTiO3 ceramics,nanoscale magnesium titanate powder was synthesized by solgel method, using butyl titante and magnesium nitrate as precursors. The properties of the dried powder were examined by DTA, XRD, FTIR and SEM. The powder particles were uniformly distributed with average size of 100 nm. The effects of nanoscale MgTiO3 powder additive on sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of assynthesized MgTiO3CaTiO3 were investigated. Results showed that when 20% (mol fractcon) nanometer MgTiO3 powder was added, the sintering temperature of MgTiO3CaTiO3 was reduced from 1 350 ℃ to 1 250 ℃, while the bulk density reached 97% of the theoretical value. Excellent dielectric properties were achieved with dielectric constant εr of 19.3, and loss tan σ of 1.31×10-3(1.23 MHz).