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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jkoni.2012.16.6.1038

High-Tunable Capacitor Using a Multi-Layer Dielectric Thin Film for Reconfigurable RF Circuit Applications  

Lee, Young-Chul (Department of Electronics, Mokpo National Maritime University)
Lee, Baek-Ju (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University)
Ko, Kyung-Hyun (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University)
Abstract
In this work, a high tunable capacitor using a multi-layer dielectric of BZN/BST/BZN is designed and characterized for reconfigurable RF applications. By utilizing a high tunable BST ferroelectric and a low-loss BZN paraelectric thin film, a multi-layer dielectric of BZN/BST/BZN obtained a tunability of 47 % and $tan{\delta}$ of 0.005. The fabricated tunable capacitor on a quartz wafer using this multi-layer dielectric achieved a Q-factor of 10 and tunability of 60 % at 800 MHz and 15 V. Its size is $327{\times}642{\mu}m2$.
Keywords
ferroelectric; paraelectric; tunable capacitor; multi-layer dielectric;
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