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Single-phase Sr(Nd1−xLax)AlO4 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, and 1) solid solutions with tetragonal K2NiF4-type structure were obtained by a standard solid-state reaction approach in the entire composition range. Their microwave dielectric characteristics were investigated together with microstructures, and were significantly modified by La-substitution. The X-ray diffraction results presented that the samples were SrNdAlO4 and SrLaAlO4. And the dielectric constant (ε r ) changed slightly, the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τ f ) varied from −9 to −34 ppm/°C. The significantly improved Q × f value was achieved in the present ceramics with x = 0.9 and reached the maximum of 65,900 GHz. The ionic radius difference of A-site affects the distortion in the rock-salt layer and the tolerance t affects the interlayer mismatch, both of them will predominantly affect the Q × f value. The best combination of microwave characteristics was achieved at x = 0.9: ε r = 18.49, Q × f = 65,900 GHz, τ f = −27 ppm/°C.
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Zhou, X., Yang, F., Li, X. et al. Improvement of microwave dielectric characteristics in SrNdAlO4 ceramics by La-substitution. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 11634–11639 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5296-5
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