A novel
trirutile-type Co0.5Ti0.5TaO4 ceramic
was reported here for the first time. The correlations between the
sintering behavior, crystal structure, chemical bond, and dielectric
properties were investigated. Pure Co0.5Ti0.5TaO4 ceramic was synthesized in the temperature range
of 1000–1100 °C. A trirutile structure and refined parameters
of a = b = 4.71163 Å, c = 9.13586 Å, and V
cell = 202.811 Å3 could be obtained (1075 °C). According
to the P–V–L chemical bond theory, majority contributions
to the dielectric constant originated from Ta–O bonds, owing
to its largest bond ionicity and bond susceptibility values. The experimental
dielectric constant is close to the theoretical values calculated
via the P–V–L chemical bond theory and Clausius–Mossotti
relationship. The Ta–O bonds that present the largest lattice
energy are also the main factors influencing the intrinsic loss. The
τf value is consistent with the oxygen distortions
of the octahedron. More importantly, variations of the densification,
average grain size, and grain boundary are crucial factors for development
of the microwave dielectric properties. The Raman spectra and group
theory were analyzed together, and the results indicated that the
A1g mode at 687.45 cm–1, which reflects
the stretching vibrations of the O anions, dominates the Raman vibrations.
Typical microwave dielectric properties of Co0.5Ti0.5TaO4 ceramics were obtained when sintered at
1075 °C: εr = 40.69, Qf = 17291
GHz, and τf = 114.54 ppm/°C.