Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 656(2025)

Rattling Effect: A New Mechanism Affecting the Resonant Frequency Temperature Coefficient of Microwave Dielectric Ceramics

Ying TANG1, Jie LI1、*, Huaicheng XIANG1, Weishuang FANG1,2, Huixing LIN2, Junfeng YANG3, and Liang FANG1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Key Lab of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials Ministry of Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
  • 22. Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Material and Device, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 33. Aurora Technologies Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510288, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Variation of potential energy with displacement of a metal ion from the center of a fixed oxide octahedron (shown in two dimensions for clarity)[6]
    Microwave dielectric properties of Ca3-xMgxYb2Ge3O12 (0≤x≤3) ceramics[57]
    Restoring force of the simple harmonic oscillator model in “Compressed”, equilibrium position and “Rattling” states, respectively
    (a) Thermal expansion data (50-300 ℃)and (b) τε, τf and ταm-3αL for Ca1-x(Li0.5Eu0.5)xMoO4 ceramics[62] Colorful figures are available on website; 1 ppm/℃=1×10-6 ℃-1
    (a) Thermal expansion data (40-100 ℃) and (b) τε, τf and ταm-3αL for (Ce1-xCax)(Nb1-xWx)O4 ceramics[63] Colorful figures are available on website; 1 ppm/℃=1×10-6 ℃-1
    (a) τf of SrEuAlO4 and SrGdAlO4 ceramics; (b) τf and Δα in SrLnAlO4 (Ln= La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd) ceramics[64]
    (a) Permittivity and (b) ion polarizability of Ce1-xCaxO2-x (x=0−0.20) ceramics as a function of x[68]
    • Table 1. Bond lengths, bond valences and microwave dielectric properties of Ca3Y2Ge3O12 and Mg3Y2Ge3O12 ceramics

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      Table 1. Bond lengths, bond valences and microwave dielectric properties of Ca3Y2Ge3O12 and Mg3Y2Ge3O12 ceramics

      SampleBond type of A siteBond valence parameterBond valenceMeasured εrTheoretical εthQ×f/GHz τf/(×10-6, ℃-1)
      Ca3Y2Ge3O12Ca-O1.9671.8810.89.3397126-40.6
      Mg3Y2Ge3O12Y-OMg-O2.0141.6932.971.2514.19.7912600+120.5
    • Table 2. Optimum sintering temperature (ST), microwave dielectric properties and ταm of Ca3-xMgxYb2Ge3O12 (0≤x≤3) ceramics

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      Table 2. Optimum sintering temperature (ST), microwave dielectric properties and ταm of Ca3-xMgxYb2Ge3O12 (0≤x≤3) ceramics

      xCeramicST/℃εrQ×f/GHz τf/(×10-6, ℃-1) ταm/(×10-6, ℃-1)
      0Ca3Yb2Ge3O12136010.398000-48.2+50.64
      0.5Ca2.5Mg0.5Yb2Ge3O12138010.689000-55.6+53.97
      1.0Ca2MgYb2Ge3O12140011.087000-56.3+53.49
      1.5Ca1.5Mg1.5Yb2Ge3O12140011.286000-50.4+50.16
      2.0CaMg2Yb2Ge3O12140011.878000-40.3+44.40
      2.5Ca0.5Mg2.5Yb2Ge3O12142012.424000+4.7+23.34
      3.0Mg3Yb2Ge3O12144013.519800+70.5-3.66
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    Ying TANG, Jie LI, Huaicheng XIANG, Weishuang FANG, Huixing LIN, Junfeng YANG, Liang FANG. Rattling Effect: A New Mechanism Affecting the Resonant Frequency Temperature Coefficient of Microwave Dielectric Ceramics[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(6): 656

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    Received: Dec. 18, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2025

    The Author Email: Jie LI (jielee@glut.edu.cn), Liang FANG (fanglianggl001@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240529

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