Comparison of techniques for microwave characterization of BST thin films

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 397-401

  Suherman, Phe M ^b   Jackson, Timothy J ^b   Lancaster, Michael J ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barium strontium titanate (BST); Coplanar resonator (CPR); Coplanar waveguide (CPW); Interdigital capacitor (IDC)

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

BARIUM-STRONTIUM-TITANATE (BST); COPLANAR RESONATOR (CPR); INTERDIGITAL CAPACITOR (IDC);

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33847698600     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.889350     Document Type: Article

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