The development of dielectric materials with low permittivity and low loss is a great challenge in wireless communication.In this study,LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)(Ln=La,Sm,Eu)ceramic systems were successfully prepared using the...The development of dielectric materials with low permittivity and low loss is a great challenge in wireless communication.In this study,LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)(Ln=La,Sm,Eu)ceramic systems were successfully prepared using the traditional solid-state method.X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)ceramics crystallized in a monoclinic structure when sintered at 850–940℃.The characteristic peak shifted to higher angles with variations in the Ln element,which was ascribed to a reduction in the cell volume.Further analysis by structure refinement revealed that the reduction in the cell volume resulted from the decrease in chemical bond lengths and the compression of[LiO_(4)]and[PO_(4)]tetrahedra.Remarkably,the LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)ceramic system displayed exceptional performance at low sintering temperatures(910–925℃),including a high quality factor(Q·f)of 41,607–75,968 GHz,low temperature coefficient of resonant frequency(τ_(f))ranging from−19.64 to−47.49 ppm/℃,low permittivity(ε_(r))between 5.04 and 5.26,and low density(3.04–3.26 g/cm^(3)).The application of Phillips–van Vechten–Levine(P–V–L)theory revealed that the increased Q·f value of the LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)systems can be attributed to the enhanced packing fraction,bond covalency,and lattice energy,and the stability of τ_(f) was associated with the increase in the bond energy.Furthermore,a prototype microstrip patch antenna using LiEu(PO_(3))_(4) ceramics was fabricated.The measurement results demonstrated excellent antenna performance with a bandwidth of 360 MHz and a peak gain of 5.11 dB at a central frequency of 5.08 GHz.Therefore,low-εr LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)ceramic systems are promising candidates for microwave/millimeter-wave communication.展开更多
Polymer-ceramic composites were prepared by twin screw melt extrusion with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as the matrix and polystyrene-coated BaO-Nd2O3-TiO2 (BNT) ceramics as the filling material.Interestingly,the ...Polymer-ceramic composites were prepared by twin screw melt extrusion with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as the matrix and polystyrene-coated BaO-Nd2O3-TiO2 (BNT) ceramics as the filling material.Interestingly,the incorporation of polystyrene (PS) by the coating route could significantly improve the thermal behaviors of the composites (HDPE-PS/BNT),besides the temperature stability of dielectric properties and thermal displacement.The microwave dielectric properties of the composites were investigated systematically.The results indicated that,as the volume fraction of BNT ceramic particles increased from 10 to 50 vol％ in the composites,the dielectric constant increased from 3.54 (9.23 GHz) to 13.14 (7.20 GHz),which can be beneficial for the miniaturization of microwave devices;the dielectric loss tangent was relatively low (0.0003-0.0012);more importantly,the ratio of PS to HDPE increased accordingly,making the composite containing 50 vol％ BNT ceramics have a low value of temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τf =-11.2 ppm/℃) from-20 to 60 ℃.The GPS microstrip antennas were therefore designed and prepared from the HDPE-PS/BNT composites.They possessed good thermal stability (τf=23.6 ppm/℃) over a temperature range of-20 to 60 ℃,promising to meet the requirements of practical antenna applications.展开更多
The effects of Cd^(2+) ions on the microstructure,magnetic properties,and dielectric properties of Bi_(2)O_(3)-added MgFe_(2)O_(4) ferrites(Cd_(x)Mg_(1-x)Fe_(2)O_(4),x=0.00,0.15,0.30 and 0.45)are obtained by adopting ...The effects of Cd^(2+) ions on the microstructure,magnetic properties,and dielectric properties of Bi_(2)O_(3)-added MgFe_(2)O_(4) ferrites(Cd_(x)Mg_(1-x)Fe_(2)O_(4),x=0.00,0.15,0.30 and 0.45)are obtained by adopting the solid-state reaction method at a low temperature(910℃).The objective is to achieve matching impedances,low magnetic and dielectric losses(tanδμand tanδε,respectively),and a relatively large miniaturization factor to reduce antenna size.Experimental results indicate that the cations occupying the tetrahedral(A)and octahedral(B)ion sites are redistributed,resulting in an enhanced super-exchange interaction between the two sublattices.As a result,improved magnetization,including the increase in saturation magnetization(41.74 emu/g)and decrease in coercivity(63.75 Oe),is realized.The real part of permeability(μ')also increases with increasing concentration of Cd^(2+) ions.When x is 0.15,matching impedances with equivalent μ'and ε'values are obtained over a long frequency range(1–150MHz).Moreover,the formation of a dense microstructure guarantees that losses occur at low orders of magnitude(tanδμ≈10−2 and tanδε≈10−3).Accordingly,these properties afford wide application perspectives for the proposed compounds in the high-frequency region,i.e.,from high-frequency to very-high-frequency bands.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52272117 and 52171141)the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2022YFB3505104 and 2022YFB3706604)The authors are thankful to Professors Zeming Qi and Chuansheng Hu in IR beamline workstation of National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory(NSRL)for the IR measurement.The authors thank Professor Lanling Zhao and Shiyanjia Lab(www.shiyanjia.com)for the support of first-principles calculations.
文摘The development of dielectric materials with low permittivity and low loss is a great challenge in wireless communication.In this study,LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)(Ln=La,Sm,Eu)ceramic systems were successfully prepared using the traditional solid-state method.X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)ceramics crystallized in a monoclinic structure when sintered at 850–940℃.The characteristic peak shifted to higher angles with variations in the Ln element,which was ascribed to a reduction in the cell volume.Further analysis by structure refinement revealed that the reduction in the cell volume resulted from the decrease in chemical bond lengths and the compression of[LiO_(4)]and[PO_(4)]tetrahedra.Remarkably,the LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)ceramic system displayed exceptional performance at low sintering temperatures(910–925℃),including a high quality factor(Q·f)of 41,607–75,968 GHz,low temperature coefficient of resonant frequency(τ_(f))ranging from−19.64 to−47.49 ppm/℃,low permittivity(ε_(r))between 5.04 and 5.26,and low density(3.04–3.26 g/cm^(3)).The application of Phillips–van Vechten–Levine(P–V–L)theory revealed that the increased Q·f value of the LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)systems can be attributed to the enhanced packing fraction,bond covalency,and lattice energy,and the stability of τ_(f) was associated with the increase in the bond energy.Furthermore,a prototype microstrip patch antenna using LiEu(PO_(3))_(4) ceramics was fabricated.The measurement results demonstrated excellent antenna performance with a bandwidth of 360 MHz and a peak gain of 5.11 dB at a central frequency of 5.08 GHz.Therefore,low-εr LiLn(PO_(3))_(4)ceramic systems are promising candidates for microwave/millimeter-wave communication.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China，the Ministry of Science and Technology of China through 973 Program under Grant No.2015CB654605,and Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList)Cross-discipline Foundation
文摘Polymer-ceramic composites were prepared by twin screw melt extrusion with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as the matrix and polystyrene-coated BaO-Nd2O3-TiO2 (BNT) ceramics as the filling material.Interestingly,the incorporation of polystyrene (PS) by the coating route could significantly improve the thermal behaviors of the composites (HDPE-PS/BNT),besides the temperature stability of dielectric properties and thermal displacement.The microwave dielectric properties of the composites were investigated systematically.The results indicated that,as the volume fraction of BNT ceramic particles increased from 10 to 50 vol％ in the composites,the dielectric constant increased from 3.54 (9.23 GHz) to 13.14 (7.20 GHz),which can be beneficial for the miniaturization of microwave devices;the dielectric loss tangent was relatively low (0.0003-0.0012);more importantly,the ratio of PS to HDPE increased accordingly,making the composite containing 50 vol％ BNT ceramics have a low value of temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τf =-11.2 ppm/℃) from-20 to 60 ℃.The GPS microstrip antennas were therefore designed and prepared from the HDPE-PS/BNT composites.They possessed good thermal stability (τf=23.6 ppm/℃) over a temperature range of-20 to 60 ℃,promising to meet the requirements of practical antenna applications.
基金This work was supported by National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project No.51827802by Major Science and Technology projects in Sichuan Province Nos.2019ZDZX0026 and 20ZDYF2818+1 种基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.51872041by Foundation for University Teacher of Education of China No.ZYGX2019J011.
文摘The effects of Cd^(2+) ions on the microstructure,magnetic properties,and dielectric properties of Bi_(2)O_(3)-added MgFe_(2)O_(4) ferrites(Cd_(x)Mg_(1-x)Fe_(2)O_(4),x=0.00,0.15,0.30 and 0.45)are obtained by adopting the solid-state reaction method at a low temperature(910℃).The objective is to achieve matching impedances,low magnetic and dielectric losses(tanδμand tanδε,respectively),and a relatively large miniaturization factor to reduce antenna size.Experimental results indicate that the cations occupying the tetrahedral(A)and octahedral(B)ion sites are redistributed,resulting in an enhanced super-exchange interaction between the two sublattices.As a result,improved magnetization,including the increase in saturation magnetization(41.74 emu/g)and decrease in coercivity(63.75 Oe),is realized.The real part of permeability(μ')also increases with increasing concentration of Cd^(2+) ions.When x is 0.15,matching impedances with equivalent μ'and ε'values are obtained over a long frequency range(1–150MHz).Moreover,the formation of a dense microstructure guarantees that losses occur at low orders of magnitude(tanδμ≈10−2 and tanδε≈10−3).Accordingly,these properties afford wide application perspectives for the proposed compounds in the high-frequency region,i.e.,from high-frequency to very-high-frequency bands.
