Issue 53, 2016, Issue in Progress

Correlations between crystal structure and dielectric properties of high-Q materials in rock-salt structure Li2O–MgO–BO2 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr) systems at microwave frequency

Abstract

A series of ultra-low loss microwave dielectric materials Li2O–MgO–BO2 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr) were prepared by the conventional solid-state method. The Li2O–MgO–BO2 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr) ceramics with nearly full density were sintered at a range of 1320 °C to 1520 °C for 4 h with excellent microwave properties of dielectric constants of 14.42 (at 9.14 GHz), 10.04 (at 11.05 GHz), 12.17 (at 10.2 GHz), Qf values of 15.3 × 104 GHz, 14.5 × 104 GHz, 11.3 × 104 GHz and temperature coefficient (τf) values of −11.07, −14.15, −17.13 ppm °C−1. During the entire range of sintering temperatures a single phase of rock-salt structure Li2O–MgO–BO2 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr) ceramics could be obtained and then structural parameters such as the packing fraction and B-site octahedral distortions due to B-site cations were investigated to be associated with microwave properties based on Rietveld refinements. Based on the Raman spectrum for B = Ti, Zr, Sn ions the Raman shifts were assigned to be 478.91 cm−1, 479.17 cm−1, and 479.3 cm−1 and the FWHM values were 10.97 cm−1, 11.82 cm−1, and 11.28 cm−1 correspondingly. The dielectric constants showed an inverse correlation with Raman shifts of vibration modes and an inverse correlation also existed between the FWHM and dielectric loss. Moreover, based on the complex bond theory the crystalline structure refinement, chemical bond ionicity, and lattice energy were calculated to evaluate the correlations between the crystalline structure and dielectric properties.

Graphical abstract: Correlations between crystal structure and dielectric properties of high-Q materials in rock-salt structure Li2O–MgO–BO2 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr) systems at microwave frequency

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2016
Accepted
09 May 2016
First published
09 May 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 47443-47453

Correlations between crystal structure and dielectric properties of high-Q materials in rock-salt structure Li2O–MgO–BO2 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr) systems at microwave frequency

H. Wu and E. S. Kim, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 47443 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA06624K

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