Structure evolution and microwave dielectric response of (Ca0.5+xSr0.5−x)[(Al0.5Nb0.5)0.5Ti0.5]O3 solid solutions

• Diffusing structure transition from Fm3m to P21/n is studied in CSANT ceramics.
• The faster varied ɛr and τf values are due to increased octahedra tilting angle.
• The faster increased Qf value is due to the phonon vibration and the LRO structure.

The phase assemblage, crystal structure evolution and microwave dielectric response of (Ca0.5+xSr0.5−x)[(Al0.5Nb0.5)0.5Ti0.5]O3 ceramics (abbreviated as CSANT hereafter) are investigated. Single perovskite solid solution is formed in the CSANT ceramics in Sr-rich composition range of x < −0.05, however, Ca4Ti3O10-type layered perovskite phase begins to segregate after x = −0.05. The CSANT perovskites crystallized in Fm3m cubic symmetry in the composition range of x ≤ −0.2, however, as the Ca2+ content in A-site increased, the oxygen octahedral began to be anti-phase tilted at x = −0.1 and the crystal structure transited to P21/n pseudo-orthorhombic space group thereafter. The microwave dielectric response of the CSANT ceramics is elaborately discussed in terms of their crystallographic structure and chemical composition. When sintered at 1500 °C for 4 h, a dielectric constant ɛr of 52.5, a Qf product of 28000 GHz and a τf of +25.4 ppm/°C microwave dielectric ceramic can be obtained in the CSANT ceramics at x = 0.3.