<p>Ceramic composites of CaTiO<sub>3</sub>-Li<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> were successfully fabricated using the cold sintering process (CSP), and their microwave dielectric properties were systematically investigated. Densification of CaTiO<sub>3</sub> ceramics typically requires high-temperature sintering above 1200°C, resulting in substantial energy consumption. As the CSP can effectively address these challenges, it has emerged as a transformative low-temperature densification technique, offering both reduced energy consumption and scalable fabrication through relatively simple processing conditions. In the present study, a CaTiO<sub>3</sub>-Li<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> (with 5–25 wt.% Li<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub>) ceramic composite was prepared, and its phase composition, microstructural evolution, vibrational spectroscopic characteristics, and dielectric properties were systematically examined as a function of water-soluble Li<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> content. Notably, a relative densification of <i>ρ</i><sub><i>r</i></sub> = 92.4% was achieved at 220°C and 350&#xa0;MPa for 1&#xa0;h, indicating a distinctive densification mechanism governed by a dissolution-precipitation process at ceramic interfaces. The optimized composite exhibits a dense microstructure with strong interfacial bonding and promising microwave dielectric properties of <i>ε</i><sub><i>r</i></sub> = 39.7, tan <i>δ</i> = 1.7 × 10<sup>−3</sup>, <i>Q</i>×<i>f</i> = 2557&#xa0;GHz, and <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\tau_{f}\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msub> <mi>τ</mi> <mi>f</mi> </msub> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation> = +180&#xa0;ppm/°C. These results demonstrate that CSP enables the low-temperature processing of CaTiO<sub>3</sub>-Li<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> ceramic composites while achieving competitive dielectric performance, making it a promising approach for miniaturized millimeter-wave devices in next-generation electronic systems.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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Effect of Li2MoO4 on Cold-Sintered CaTiO3 Ceramic Composite: Densification Mechanism and Microwave Dielectric Properties

  • Subramaniyan Vinoth,
  • Sea-Fue Wang

摘要

Ceramic composites of CaTiO3-Li2MoO4 were successfully fabricated using the cold sintering process (CSP), and their microwave dielectric properties were systematically investigated. Densification of CaTiO3 ceramics typically requires high-temperature sintering above 1200°C, resulting in substantial energy consumption. As the CSP can effectively address these challenges, it has emerged as a transformative low-temperature densification technique, offering both reduced energy consumption and scalable fabrication through relatively simple processing conditions. In the present study, a CaTiO3-Li2MoO4 (with 5–25 wt.% Li2MoO4) ceramic composite was prepared, and its phase composition, microstructural evolution, vibrational spectroscopic characteristics, and dielectric properties were systematically examined as a function of water-soluble Li2MoO4 content. Notably, a relative densification of ρr = 92.4% was achieved at 220°C and 350 MPa for 1 h, indicating a distinctive densification mechanism governed by a dissolution-precipitation process at ceramic interfaces. The optimized composite exhibits a dense microstructure with strong interfacial bonding and promising microwave dielectric properties of εr = 39.7, tan δ = 1.7 × 10−3, Q×f = 2557 GHz, and \(\tau_{f}\) τ f  = +180 ppm/°C. These results demonstrate that CSP enables the low-temperature processing of CaTiO3-Li2MoO4 ceramic composites while achieving competitive dielectric performance, making it a promising approach for miniaturized millimeter-wave devices in next-generation electronic systems.

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