Abstract
The miniaturization of electronic devices has led to a need for tunable dielectric materials. These materials must exhibit high tunability and low loss in the microwave region. We observed high tunability and low loss throughout the microwave region, from .3 MHz to 3 GHz, in (Ba,Sr)TiO3 ceramics with intragrain concentration gradients. The tunability varied slightly with frequency and was measured to be approx. 10% at 3 GHz under 10kV/cm bias and the loss tangent remained virtually unchanged, below .02 in this region. Our data is consistent with the theory of ion hopping clusters. The graded composition results in suppression of ferroelectric resonance and thus dispersion of peak dielectric loss. The concept of intragrain concentration gradient materials can lead to a variety of applications in the microwave communications field.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 319-326 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Integrated Ferroelectrics |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Event | The 11th International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics (ISIF99) - Colorado Springs, CO, USA Duration: Mar 7 1999 → Mar 10 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry