Dielectric properties of Ag（Nb1-xTa）O3 and Bi2O3 doped Ag（Nb1-xTax）O3 solid solutions were investigated. The results show that with the increase of Ta content （x）, the sintering temperature increased, and the dielectric loss （tanδ） and the temperature coefficient （αc） decreased. Ag（Nb1-xa）O3 （x=0.4） ceramics sintered at 1 100℃ had the highest permittivity （516.8） and a lower tanδ （0.0021） at 1 MHz, and its temperature coefficient was about 191 ppm/℃. The sintering temperature of Ag（Nb1-xTa）O3 （x=0.4） was lowered by the addition of Bi2O3, and its dielectric properties were improved. Ag（Nb0.6Ta0.4）O3 ceramics with 2.5 wt% Bi203 addition presented the optimum dielectric properties （ε=566, tanδ= 0.0007 and αc≈0ppm/℃） （1 MHz）,
Different ambient conditions for the synthesis of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）O3 ceramics were investi- gated. The Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）O3 powder was synthesized at 950 ℃ under different ambient conditions, and then pressed into disks and sintered between 1060 ℃ and 1100 ℃ respectively. Samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and dielectric measurement. The results show that perovskite Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）O3 powder was easier to be synthesized in air than in vacuum at 950℃. Grain size of ceramic samples sintered in air was uniform （about 1 μm） and its dielectric loss was small for its high density. However, the samples decomposed greatly and ceramics could hardly be densified when sintered in vacuum, Thus,. higher atmospheric pressure and oxygen atmosphere would benifit the synthesis of Ag （Nb0.8Ta0.2）O3, and suppress its decomposition at high temperature.
