Dielectric properties of polymer/ceramic composites based on thermosetting polymers

A series of thermosetting polymer/ceramic composites were prepared. Three kinds of thermosetting polymers, i.e. cyanate resin, bismaleimide resin, and epoxy resin, were used as matrixes, and BaTiO3 particles were as fillers. The dielectric properties of these composites were investigated. Experimental data of the dielectric constants were fitted to several theoretical equations in order to obtain the best-fitting equations of the dielectric constants of these composites. The result indicates that the dielectric constants of composites all increase with the increase of BaTiO3 content. Using bismaleimide resin and epoxy resin as matrixes, the dielectric losses both increase obviously as the amount of BaTiO3 particles is increased, but the dielectric loss of cyanate/BaTiO3 composite decreases. With the increase of the frequency, the variation ranges of the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of cyanate/BaTiO3 composite are both the smallest. The predications of the effective dielectric constants by Lichterecker mixing rule are in good agreement with experiment data.