Grain size effect on microwave dielectric properties of Na2WO4 ceramics prepared by cold sintering process

Abstract

In this work, cold sintering was adopted to prepare Na2WO4 ceramics with different grain sizes ranging from 0.632 μm to 17.825 μm. Their microstructures, complex impedance, and microwave dielectric properties were studied in-depth. It was found that samples with relative densities higher than 92% can be successfully synthesized by cold sintering process at a low temperature of 240 °C. However, their electrical properties have strong dependence on the grain size. Specifically, the resistance of grain boundaries decreases dramatically with the increase of grain sizes, while the quality factor has a positive correlation with the grain sizes of Na2WO4 ceramics. Excellent microwave dielectric properties, including permittivity = 5.80, Q × f = 22,000 GHz, and TCF = −70 ppm/°C, are obtained for Na2WO4 ceramics with a grain size of 4.477 μm prepared by cold sintering process.