Dielectric properties of Si 3N 4-SiCN composite ceramics in X-band

Quan Li, Xiaowei Yin, Liyun Feng

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Abstract

Si 3N 4-SiCN composite ceramics were successfully fabricated through precursor infiltration pyrolysis (PIP) method using polysilazane as precursor and porous Si 3N 4 as preform. After annealed at temperatures varying from 900 °C to 1400 °C, the phase composition of SiCN ceramics, electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of Si 3N 4-SiCN composite ceramics over the frequency range of 8.2-12.4 GHz (X-band) were investigated. With the increase of annealing temperature, the content of amorphous SiCN decreases and that of N-doped SiC nano-crystals increases, which leads to the increase of electrical conductivity. After annealed at 1400 °C, the average real and imaginary permittivities of Si 3N 4-SiCN composite ceramics are increased from 3.7 and 4.68 × 10 -3 to 8.9 and 1.8, respectively. The permittivities of Si 3N 4-SiCN composite ceramics show a typical ternary polarization relaxation, which are ascribed to the electric dipole and grain boundary relaxation of N-doped SiC nano-crystals, and dielectric polarization relaxation of the in situ formed graphite. The Si 3N 4-SiCN composite ceramics exhibit a promising prospect as microwave absorbing materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6015-6020
Number of pages6
JournalCeramics International
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012

Keywords

  • C: Dielectric property
  • D. Si N
  • D. SiC nano-crystal
  • Polymer derived ceramics

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