Abstract:
To reduce the sintering temperature of lithium titanate-based microwave dielectric ceramics, this study successfully prepared
xLiVO
2-(1-
x)Li
2TiO
3 composite ceramics (with
x ranging from 0.025 to 0.20) via a solid-phase sintering method. The sintering behavior and phase composition of the composite ceramics were systematically investigated under varying LiVO
2 additions and sintering temperatures, focusing on factors influencing dielectric properties and temperature stability. The results reveal that as the LiVO
2 content increases, the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency progressively decreases, shifting from positive to negative values. A near-zero
τf was achieved at
x = 0.05. However, the LiVO
2 content critically impacts the quality factor, and excessive LiVO
2 significantly degrades the
Q×f value of the
xLiVO
2-(1-
x)Li
2TiO
3 binary system. Furthermore, incorporating low-melting-point LiVO
2 substantially reduces the sintering temperature from
1200℃ (pure Li
2TiO
3) to 825–900℃. For the sample with
x = 0.075 sintered at 850℃, optimal properties were attained:
Q×f = 22,505 GHz,
τf = −12.79 ×10
−6/℃,
εr = 27.47. This study successfully achieved
xLiVO
2-(1-
x)Li
2TiO
3 composite microwave dielectric ceramics with a low temperature coefficient of resonant frequency while significantly reducing the sintering temperature.