Enhanced microwave-assisted sintering of X7R ceramic dielectrics for use in multilayer capacitors

Ceramics International

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2007-2010

  McInroy, A B ^a   Rowley, A T ^b   Freer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b C Tech Innovation Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Microwave processing; BaTiO3; Dielectric; E. Capacitor

Indexed keywords

A. MICROWAVE PROCESSING; CERAMIC DIELECTRICS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; DENSE MATERIALS; HYBRID FURNACE; MICROWAVE FIELD; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MULTILAYER CAPACITORS; RADIANT ENERGY; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; SINTERED MATERIALS;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; HEATING; MICROWAVES; MULTILAYERS;

SINTERING;

EID: 77953912181     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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