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mass transport in LFBT network. 167 Sintering stress may not be adequately alleviated by<br />

particle rearrangement due to lack of enough liquid phase. Eventually, sintering strain<br />

mismatch will lead to local distortions and cracks in the composite structures. Figure 6.6<br />

shows a deformed and cracked MLCC lattice structure due to use of Ni(m) ink.<br />

Figure 6.6 A cracked and distorted MLCC lattice assembled with the LFBT ink and BT-<br />

Ni ink containing no Li + concentration.<br />

The Li + content in the LFBT is balanced by the Li + concentration in the Ni'(m) ink,<br />

allowing for successful co-sintering of composite structures with BT:Ni ratios ranging<br />

from 1:4 to 3:7 despite the noticeably different sintering shrinkage observed for these<br />

compositions, as indicated in Figure 6.5. The likely explanation for this success is that<br />

during the sintering process, a sufficient quantity of Li2O in the LFBT component forms<br />

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