Liquid Phase Sintering (LPS) and Dielectric Constant of α-Silicon Nitride Ceramic

摘要

The spark plasma sintering （SPS） was applied to prepare α-Si3N4 ceramics of different densities with magnesia, silicon dioxide, alumina as the sintering aids. The mechanism of liquid phase sintering （LPS） was discussed and the factors influencing the density of the prepared samples were analyzed. The dielectric constant of sintered samples was tested. The experimental results show that the density can be controlled from 2.48 g/cm3 to 3.09 g/cm3 while the content of the sintering aids and the sintering temperature alter and the dielectric constant is closely dependent on the density of obtained samples.