Co-sintering of barium strontium titanate (BST) thick films inside a LTCC substrate with pressure-assisted sintering

Screen-printed ferroelectric BST thick films were co-fired inside a LTCC substrate by employing pressure-assisted sintering (PAS). Sintering pressure and time were varied and their effect on the microstructure and dielectric properties of the film was studied. Sintering conditions for the fabricatio...

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Published in:Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2008-10, Vol.28 (14), p.2765-2769
Main Authors: Tick, T., Peräntie, J., Rentsch, S., Müller, J., Hein, M., Jantunen, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
BaTiO 3 and titanates
Building materials. Ceramics. Glasses
Capacitors
Capacitors. Resistors. Filters
Ceramic industries
Chemical industry and chemicals
Dielectric properties
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrotechnical and electronic ceramics
Exact sciences and technology
LTCC
Pressure-assisted sintering
Technical ceramics
Various equipment and components
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Summary:Screen-printed ferroelectric BST thick films were co-fired inside a LTCC substrate by employing pressure-assisted sintering (PAS). Sintering pressure and time were varied and their effect on the microstructure and dielectric properties of the film was studied. Sintering conditions for the fabrication of buried BST thick films were experimentally defined and parallel plate capacitors were successfully fabricated inside a LTCC substrate. The relative permittivity ( ɛ r) of the films at 10 kHz varied from 188 to 220 depending on the sintering conditions, and the maximum tunability of the films was 44% (5.7 V/μm). The measured loss tangent (tan δ) at zero bias was 0.005.
ISSN:0955-2219
1873-619X
DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.04.011