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Mechanism of tuning thermal stability and enhancing quality factor in CaWO4-based ceramics with scheelite−fergusonite structure evolution

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  • a Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China;

    b Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China;

    c State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Online published: 2026-05-13

Abstract

To modify the near-zero temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τf) of CaWO4-based materials and explore their structure–property relationships, Ca1−xNdxW1−xNbxO4 (CWNNx) ceramics were prepared. Phase evolution occurred in the system from tetragonal-scheelite to monoclinic-fergusonite at x=0.7. Relative permittivity (εr) increased from 11.28 to 16.84, influenced by the polarizability per unit molar volume (α/Vm), whereas the negative deviations between εr,corr and er,C−M (Δεr−3.39% to −12.50%) resulted from the compression effect of Ca2+ and Nd3+ coupled with Nb5+ at the B site. The quality factor (Q) rose by 52%, attributed to the decreased Raman full width at half-maximum and increased lattice energy (U). The τf values changed from −27.6×10−6 to 72.1×10−6 °C−1, governed by the increased temperature coefficient of ionic polarizability (ταm), decreased coefficient of thermal expansion (αL), and weakened A-site compression. CWNN0.3 ceramic demonstrated superior properties (εr=13.00, Q×f=60170 GHz, and τf=−1.9×10−6 °C−1), suggesting potential applications in sub-6 GHz antennas.

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Rui-heng XIANG, Jie LI, Huai-cheng XIANG, Ying TANG, Di ZHOU, Dou ZHANG, Liang FANG . Mechanism of tuning thermal stability and enhancing quality factor in CaWO4-based ceramics with scheelite−fergusonite structure evolution[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2026 , 36(4) : 1245 -1257 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)67028-2

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