ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
The effects of calcium substitution on the structural and microwave dielectric characteristics of [(Pb1−xCax)1/2La1/2](Mg1/2Nb1/2)O3 ceramics (with x= 0.01–0.5) were investigated. All the materials were observed to have an ordered A(B1/2′B1/2″)O3-type perovskite structure; however, the space group of the structure changed from Fm3m to Pa3 as the calcium content increased to x= 0.1, and then from Pa3 to R3¯ at the x= 0.5 composition. During the structural evolution, the lattice parameter of the perovskite cell decreased linearly, and the dielectric constant (k) also decreased, from k= 80 to k= 38. However, the product of the quality factor and the resonant frequency (Q×f) increased from 50 000 GHz to 90 000 GHz as the calcium content increased. Also, the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τƒ) gradually changed from 120 ppm/°C to −40 ppm/°C as the calcium content increased. At the x= 0.3 composition, a combination of properties—k∼ 50, Q×f∼ 86 000 GHz, and τƒ∼ 0 ppm/°C—can be obtained.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb00831.x
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