In this paper, the BaO-0.6ZnO-xTiO 2 ceramics with x=2.5-2.8 have been prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route for the purpose of investigating the effect of TiO 2 content on the microwave dielectric properties. The XRD results showed that the main crystal phase in the sintered ceramics was Ba 4 ZnTi 11 O 27 and that the additional phases: Ba 2 ZnTi 5 O 13 and BaZn 2.03 Ti 3.93 O 10.89 were presented, depending on the TiO 2 contents. The SEM photographs of the samples sintered at 1200°C for 2 h showed a high compact microstructure. Because the phase composition of ceramics samples was changed with TiO 2 content, the dielectric constant ( r ), the quality factor values (Q×f ) and the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency ( f ) were first increased, continuously came up to a peak value, and then let up. It was lucky to find that the sample with composition BaO-0.6ZnO-2.7TiO 2 had both the maximum dielectric constant r =36.1 and the maximum Q×f value of 29320 GHz, and more importantly, it had an acceptable temperature coefficient of resonant frequency f =10.45 ppm/°C. dielectric properties, microwave ceramics, sintering, BaO-ZnO-TiO 2 Citation: Yu S Q, Long M Z, Tang B, et al. Effect of TiO 2 content on the microwave dielectric properties of BaO-ZnO-TiO 2 ceramics. Sci China Tech Sci, 2011, 54: 15321536,