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S&M3702 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM4881 Published: July 24, 2024 Microwave Dielectric Properties of Ge-substituted Nd(Ti0.5Mo0.5)O4 Ceramics for Application in Slot Antenna Liquid Sensor [PDF] Yih-Chien Chen and Tse-Lung Lin (Received January 3, 2024; Accepted July 11, 2024) Keywords: liquid sensor, slot antenna, microwave dielectric properties
The microwave dielectric properties of NdTi(0.5−x)GexMo0.5O4 were examined using densification and X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. As x increased from 0 to 0.05, the unit cell volume decreased, indicating that the Ge4+ ions were incorporated within the Ti4+ ions. After sintering at 1425 °C for 4 h, the Nd(Ti0.49Ge0.01Mo0.5)O4 ceramics achieved a maximum relative density of 98.9%. The unloaded quality factor (Qu × f) of the ceramic NdTi0.49Ge0.01Mo0.5O4, which was sintered at 1425 °C for 4 h, was 33,400 GHz (at 17.6 GHz). Additionally, it possessed a dielectric constant (εr) of 17.6 and the obtained temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τf) was −30.8 ppm/oC. In addition, ceramic was used as a substrate for slot antenna liquid sensor application. We demonstrated how to improve the measurement results as well as the methodology for obtaining the results. As the water content in acetone increased from 0 to 100%, the measured resonant frequencies shifted from 2.6 to 2.0 GHz.
Corresponding author: Yih-Chien ChenThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Yih-Chien Chen and Tse-Lung Lin, Microwave Dielectric Properties of Ge-substituted Nd(Ti0.5Mo0.5)O4 Ceramics for Application in Slot Antenna Liquid Sensor, Sens. Mater., Vol. 36, No. 7, 2024, p. 2803-2811. |