Microstructure and microwave properties of inkjet printed barium strontium titanate thick-films for tunable microwave devices

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2925-2932

  Friederich, A ^a,b   Kohler, C ^a,b   Nikfalazar, M ^b   Wiens, A ^b   Sazegar, M ^b   Jakoby, R ^b   Bauer, W ^a   Binder, J R ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

BST; Inkjet printing; Microstructure; Microwave properties; Thick films

Indexed keywords

BARIUM STRONTIUM TITANATE; GRAIN GROWTH; INK JET PRINTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PASSIVE FILTERS; PHASE SHIFTERS; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; SUBSTRATES;

BST; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; INKJET PRINTING PROCESS; MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVE PROPERTY; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TUNABLE MATCHING NETWORKS; TUNABLE MICROWAVE DEVICES;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84901639927     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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