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Crystal structure, dielectric properties, and lattice vibrational characteristics of LiNiPO 4 ceramics sintered at different temperatures
Author(s) -
Xiao Encai,
Cao Zhikai,
Li Jianzhu,
Li XueHui,
Liu Mengting,
Yue Zhenxing,
Chen Ying,
Chen Guohua,
Song Kaixin,
Zhou Huanfu,
Shi Feng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/jace.16933
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , ceramic , dielectric , analytical chemistry (journal) , permittivity , molecular vibration , sintering , phonon , mineralogy , optics , chemistry , condensed matter physics , composite material , thermodynamics , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , physics
LiNiPO 4 (LNP) ceramics were synthesized using a conventional solid‐state reaction method and different sintering temperatures. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) measurements indicated that single‐ phase olivine ( Pnma , No. 62) was formed above 750°C, and dense LNP ceramic with a theoretical density of more than 95% was obtained at 825°C. Raman and far‐infrared (IR) vibrational modes were assigned and discussed in detail. The intrinsic dielectric properties of the samples were calculated using the four‐parameter semi‐quantum (FPSQ) model based on far‐IR reflectance spectroscopy and were in good agreement with the measured values. A positive relationship existed between the Raman shift of the υ 1 mode (attributed to the symmetric vibration of [PO 4 ] 3− ) and the corrected permittivity, and the opposite correlation was observed between the quality factor ( Q × f ) and the damping of the υ s mode as well as the distortion of the [NiO 6 ] octahedra. The optimized microwave dielectric properties of the LNP ceramics sintered at 825°C include an ultralow dielectric constant (5.18) and a good quality factor (24 076 GHz, f = 17.2 GHz).