Dielectric and tunable characteristics of Ba0.4Sr0.6TiO3–BaWO4 composite ceramics for microwave applications

Abstract Phase compositions, microstructure and microwave dielectric properties, of BaWO4 (BW)–Ba0.4Sr0.6TiO3 (BST) composite ceramics, prepared by the traditional solid-state route, were systematically characterized. Meanwhile, mechanism of dielectric tunability of those materials was discussed. Dielectric properties of the BW–BST composites at a DC bias field near the phase transition temperature could be interpreted by using Johnson's phenomenological equation. The sample with x = 0.60 exhibited a tunability of 29.5%, a dielectric permittivity of 192 and a Q value of 231 (at 2.700 GHz), which make it a promising candidate for applications in electrically tunable microwave devices.