Design of a High-Efficiency and -Gain Antenna Using Novel Low-Loss, Temperature-Stable Li2Ti1–x(Cu1/3Nb2/3)xO3 Microwave Dielectric Ceramics
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- 24 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Vol. 13 (1), 912-923
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18836
Abstract
Microwave dielectric ceramics are vital for filters, dielectric resonators, and dielectric antennas in the 5G era. It was found that the (Cu1/3Nb2/3)4+ substitution can effectively adjust the TCF (temperature coefficient of resonant frequency) of Li2TiO3 and simultaneously increase its Q × f (Q and f denote the quality factor and the resonant frequency, respectively) value. Notably, excellent microwave dielectric properties (εr (permittivity) ≈ 18.3, Q × f ≈ 77,840 GHz, and TCF ≈ +9.8 ppm/°C) were achieved in the Li2Ti0.8(Cu1/3Nb2/3)0.2O3 (LTCN0.2) ceramic sintered at 1140 °C. Additionally, the sintering temperature of LTCN0.2 was reduced to 860 °C by the addition of 3 wt % H3BO3, exhibiting superior microwave dielectric properties (εr ≈ 21.0, Q × f ≈ 51,940 GHz, and TCF ≈ 1.4 ppm/°C) and being chemically compatible with silver. Moreover, LTCN0.2 + 3 wt % H3BO3 ceramics were designed as a patch antenna and a dielectric resonator antenna, both of which showed high simulated radiation efficiencies (88.4 and 93%) and gains (4.1 and 4.03 dBi) at the center frequencies (2.49 and 10.19 GHz). The LTCN0.2 + 3 wt % H3BO3 materials have promising future application for either 5G mobile communication devices and/or in low-temperature co-fired ceramic technology owing to their high Q, low sintering temperature, small density, and good temperature stability.Keywords
Funding Information
- State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (B14040)
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (B14040)
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2017YFB0406301)
- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment (EIPE19210)
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