Influence of cooling rate on the structure and microwave dielectric properties of Nd(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 ceramics

Jiamao Li, Chuangang Fan, Tai Qiu

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14930-14934
Number of pages5
JournalCeramics International
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Cooling rate
  • Microwave dielectric properties
  • Nd(ZnTi)O
  • Structure

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