Abstract
Structure and microwave dielectric properties of Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 ceramics prepared by the conventional solid-state route were investigated as a function of cooling rate. The cooling rate had obvious effect on the structure and microwave dielectric properties of Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 ceramics. For the lattice parameters of Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3, both the a-axis and unit cell volume decreased with the increase of the cooling rate. Meanwhile, the c-axis increased monotonically, leading to the increase in the dielectric constant of Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 ceramics. As the cooling rate decreased, the ordering of cations, average grain size and Q×f value of Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 ceramics increased. The improvement of the Q×f could be attributed to increase in grain size and ordering of cations. A maximum Q×f value of 165,300 GHz was obtained for Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 ceramics sintered at 1360 °C for 4 h with a cooling rate of 1 °C/min.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 14930-14934 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Ceramics International |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- Cooling rate
- Microwave dielectric properties
- Nd(ZnTi)O
- Structure