Dielectric ceramics in the BaO-Nd2O3-TiO2-Ta2O5 system were prepared and ch
aracterized. The ceramics with tungsten-bronze structure based on the compo
sitions Ba2NdTi2Ta3O15 and Ba5NdTi3Ta7O30 had a high dielectric constant (>
100) with a lower frequency-dependency when complete densification was ach
ieved; a low dielectric loss was obtained in the former. (C) 1998 Elsevier
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