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Ordering-induced domains in sub-micron-sized Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3)O3–BaZrO3 microwave ceramics

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The miniaturization of microwave and/or radio frequency devices and equipment has been driving the development of dielectric ceramics in wireless communication. (1 − x)Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3)O3–xBaZrO3 (BZT–BZ) microwave ceramics with sub-micron-sized structure are fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The do** levels of BaZrO3 significantly affect the B-site ordering structures of sub-micron-sized BZT–BZ ceramics. The 1:2 ordering domains gradually transform into 1:1 ordering domains in SPS-sintered BZT–BZ ceramics when BaZrO3 do** levels increase (from 1 to 4%). The dielectric loss of BZT–BZ ceramics can decrease significantly by annealing. Quality factor is increased to 40,000 GHz from 15,000 GHz. The number of B-site 1:2 ordering domains increases significantly in annealing process, but their size keeps stable in BZT–BZ ceramics with sub-micron-sized structure. The grain boundaries rather than B-site ordering domains and domain boundaries have a major influence on the degradation of the quality factor of sub-micron-sized BZT–BZ microwave ceramics.

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This work was financial supported by Shenzhen Technical Innovation and Tackling Program (Grant Nos. 20170410221235842) and the State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy Foundation. The use of facilities in the Institute for Materials Microstructure and the State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy at Central South University is acknowledged.

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Liu, F., Cheng, Lj., Li, H. et al. Ordering-induced domains in sub-micron-sized Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3)O3–BaZrO3 microwave ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 26126–26136 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06341-3

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