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In this paper, a strategy for preparing MgAl2-x(Mg0.5Ge0.5)(x)O-4 (0 <= x <= 0.12) solid solution ceramics through the substitution of (Mg0.5Ge0.5)(3+) for Al3+ in the octahedral lattice of spinel crystal structure A(tetra)B-2(octa)O-4 via traditional high-temperature solid-state reaction method is presented. The intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing their microwave dielectric properties, including the inversion degree of A/B lattice sites (lattice occupancy), bond length and bond valence, as well as grain sizes, were investigated using Rietveld refinement of X-ray powder diffraction data and scanning electron microscopy. To verify the applicability for the next-generation 5 G-n257/n258 millimeter wave frequency band, the Qxf values were tested within the frequency range of 12-25 GHz. Notably, MgAl1.91(Mg0.5Ge0.5)(0.09)O-4 ceramics exhibited a high Qxf value of 105, 384 GHz @11.83 GHz, low epsilon(r) of 8.7, and tau(f) of -66.4 ppm/degree celsius. SrTiO3 was added to tune the tau(f) to a near-zero value of +2.6 ppm/degree celsius with high Qxf value of 51, 152 GHz @11.53 GHz and epsilon(r) of 9.91. Finally, a microstrip filter with a center frequency of 3.6 GHz was designed using this composite ceramic, successfully demonstrating its practical application in the low-frequency band of 5 G networks.
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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
ISSN: 0955-2219
Year: 2024
Issue: 15
Volume: 44
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JCR@2023
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