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Evaluation of dielectric properties of the barium titanium silicate (Ba2TiSi2O8) for microwave applications

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This work presents the dielectric properties of Ba2TiSi2O8 in the Radiofrequency (RF) and Microwave (MW) regions. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the material was obtained as a single-phase without the presence of spurious phases. Complex impedance spectroscopy demonstrated that there was no significant change of permittivity with temperature, whereas the dielectric loss was less than 1. Nyquist diagrams were modelled through an equivalent circuit using two associations of R-CPE related to the grain and the grain boundary effects. The MW analysis showed ε′r = 11.01 and tan δ = 4.55 × 10–2, values that are close to the results obtained in the RF region. Moreover, the τf value for Ba2TiSi2O8 was equal to − 47 ppm/°C which is close to the values adequate for a microwave device application. The numerical simulation demonstrated the operation of the material as a Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA), where a reflection coefficient below − 10 dB, a realised gain of 6.739 dBi, a bandwidth of 452.96 MHz and a radiation efficiency around 100% were observed. The results indicate that Ba2TiSi2O8 would be an interesting candidate in microwave operating devices in the C-band, as well as in devices operating in RF.

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This work was partly sponsored by the Brazilian Research Agencies CNPq-Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (grant INCT NANO(BIO)SIMES), CAPES- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior (Grant Project PNPD), FINEP-Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Grants INFRAPESQ-11 and INFRAPESQ-12), and the U. S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) (FA9550-16-1-0127).

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  1. Telecommunication Engineering Department, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, 60755-640, Brazil

    R. F. Abreu, D. da M. Colares & S. O. Saturno

  2. Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Science Center, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    T. O. Abreu & F. A. C. Nobrega

  3. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará, PPGET, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

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  4. LOCEM - Telecommunications and Materials Science and Engineering of Laboratory (LOCEM), Campus Pici, P.O. Box 6030, Fortaleza, CE, 60455-760, Brazil

    R. F. Abreu, T. O. Abreu, D. da M. Colares, S. O. Saturno, J. P. C. do Nascimento, S. J. T. Vasconcelos & A. S. B. Sombra

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  6. LaMFA - Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory, Central Analítica, Physics Department, Federal University of Ceará - UFC, Fortaleza, CE, 60440-554, Brazil

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  7. Federal University of Semiarid Region, UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, 59625-900, Brazil

    H. D. de Andrade, I. S. Queiroz Júnior & A. S. B. Sombra

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Abreu, R.F., Abreu, T.O., da M. Colares, D. et al. Evaluation of dielectric properties of the barium titanium silicate (Ba2TiSi2O8) for microwave applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 7034–7048 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05414-7

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