J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (8): 731-736.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2013.03.001

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Enhancement of Sinter Densification of SrO-BaO-Nb2O5-SiO2 Tungsten-Bronze Glass-Ceramics by Doping with P2O5

J.C. Chen1), Y. Zhang2)   

  1. 1) Shenyang Research and Development Centre for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    2) State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2012-06-08 Revised:2012-12-17 Online:2013-08-30 Published:2013-07-17
  • Contact: J.C. Chen
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50902082) and the State Key Labo­ratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment (EIPE11208) are gratefully acknowledged.

Abstract:

Densification behaviors of SrO–BaO–Nb2O5–SiO2 based glass–ceramics prepared by conventional sintering were investigated with an emphasis on the influence of P2O5 content. Although P2O5 dopant did not modify the surface crystallization mechanism, it resulted in a decrease of the glass transition temperature, which facilitates the viscous glass flow necessary for sintering. However, premature crystallization of (Sr,Ba)Nb2O6 induced by addition of excess amount of P2O5 essentially retarded sintering due to the formation of closed pores in the matrix. The SrO–BaO–Nb2O5–SiO2 glass with 1.0 mol% P2O5 (SBN-1P) showed the best sinter densification, which was accomplished at about 850 °C.

Key words: Sintering densification, Dielectric properties, Glasseceramic