A method for manufacturing barium zirconate particles includes providing a mixture of materials that includes barium, zirconium and a sintering aid, wherein the sintering aid includes at least one of barium tungstate, potassium niobate, tungsten oxide, barium molybdate, molybdenum oxide, potassium tantalate, potassium oxide, sodium niobate, sodium tantalate, sodium oxide, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, lithium oxide, copper oxide, manganese oxide, zinc oxide, calcium zirconate and strontium zirconate; and heating the mixture of materials to produce barium zirconate particles that include the sintering aid.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application entitled, "Ceramic Filler Material for Making Polymer-Ceramic Composites Transparent to Microwave Radiation," having Ser. No. 60/853,174, filed on Oct. 20, 2006, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.