Electronically tunable, low-loss ceramic materials including a tunable dielectric phase and multiple metal oxide phases
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1. A method of making an electronically tunable dielectric material comprising:
- mixing particles of at least one electronically tunable dielectric material including barium strontium titanate and a total of from about 1 to about 80 weight percent of particles of at least two additional metal oxide materials, wherein the at least two additional metal oxide materials are selected from a group consisting of WO3, SnTiO4, ZrTiO4, CaSiO3, CaWO4, CaZrO3, PbO, and Bi2O3;
sintering the mixed particles, wherein the electronically tunable dielectric particles and the additional metal oxide particles have average particle sizes of from about 0.1 to about 5 micron, wherein the two additional metal oxide phases have a weight ratio of from about 1;
100 to about 100;
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forming the electronically tunable dielectric material from the sintered mixed particles;
measuring a dielectric constant, a tunability and a dielectric loss for the electronically tunable dielectric material;
adjusting an amount of only one metal oxide material of the at least two additional metal oxide materials for the mixing step;
repeating the mixing, sintering, forming, measuring and adjusting steps to change the dielectric constant of the electronically tunable dielectric material to a desired dielectric constant while maintaining the tunability and the dielectric loss of the electronically tunable dielectric material substantially the same.
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Abstract
Electronically tunable dielectric materials having favorable properties are disclosed. The electronically tunable materials include an electronically tunable dielectric phase such as barium strontium titanate in combination with at least two additional metal oxide phases. The additional metal oxide phases may include, for example, oxides of Mg, Si, Ca, Zr, Ti and Al. The electronically tunable materials may be provided in bulk, thin film and thick film forms for use in devices such as phased array antennas, tunable filters and the like. The materials are useful in many applications, including the area of radio frequency engineering and design.
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1. A method of making an electronically tunable dielectric material comprising:
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mixing particles of at least one electronically tunable dielectric material including barium strontium titanate and a total of from about 1 to about 80 weight percent of particles of at least two additional metal oxide materials, wherein the at least two additional metal oxide materials are selected from a group consisting of WO3, SnTiO4, ZrTiO4, CaSiO3, CaWO4, CaZrO3, PbO, and Bi2O3; sintering the mixed particles, wherein the electronically tunable dielectric particles and the additional metal oxide particles have average particle sizes of from about 0.1 to about 5 micron, wherein the two additional metal oxide phases have a weight ratio of from about 1;
100 to about 100;
1;forming the electronically tunable dielectric material from the sintered mixed particles; measuring a dielectric constant, a tunability and a dielectric loss for the electronically tunable dielectric material; adjusting an amount of only one metal oxide material of the at least two additional metal oxide materials for the mixing step; repeating the mixing, sintering, forming, measuring and adjusting steps to change the dielectric constant of the electronically tunable dielectric material to a desired dielectric constant while maintaining the tunability and the dielectric loss of the electronically tunable dielectric material substantially the same. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of making an electronically tunable dielectric material comprising:
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mixing particles of at least one electronically tunable dielectric material and a total of from about 1 to about 80 weight percent of particles of at least two additional metal oxide materials, wherein the at least two additional metal oxide materials comprise CaTiO3 and a metal oxide selected from a group consisting of WO3, SnTiO4, ZrTiO4, CaSiO3, CaWO4, CaZrO3, PbO, and Bi2O3; sintering the mixed particles, wherein the electronically tunable dielectric particles and the additional metal oxide particles have average particle sizes of from about 0.1 to about 5 micron, wherein the two additional metal oxide phases have a weight ratio of from about 1;
100 to about 100;
1;forming the electronically tunable dielectric material from the sintered mixed particles; measuring a dielectric constant, a tunability and a dielectric loss for the electronically tunable dielectric material; adjusting an amount of only one metal oxide material of the at least two additional metal oxide materials for the mixing step; repeating the mixing, sintering, forming, measuring and adjusting steps to change the dielectric constant of the electronically tunable dielectric material to a desired dielectric constant while maintaining the tunability and the dielectric loss of the electronically tunable dielectric material substantially the same. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of making an electronically tunable dielectric material comprising:
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mixing particles of at least one electronically tunable dielectric material including barium strontium titanate with particles of at least two additional metal oxide materials having a total of from 1 to 80 weight percent, wherein the at least two additional metal oxide materials comprise CaTiO3 and a metal oxide selected from a group consisting of SnTiO4, ZrTiO4, CaSiO3, and CaZrO3; sintering the mixed particles, wherein the electronically tunable dielectric particles and the at least two additional metal oxide particles have average particle sizes of from about 0.1 to about 5 micron, wherein the two additional metal oxide phases have a weight ratio of from about 1;
100 to about 100;
1;forming the electronically tunable dielectric material from the sintered mixed particles; measuring a dielectric constant, a tunability and a dielectric loss for the electronically tunable dielectric material; adjusting an amount of only one metal oxide material of the at least two additional metal oxide materials for the mixing step; repeating the mixing, sintering, forming, measuring and adjusting steps to change the dielectric constant of the electronically tunable dielectric material to a desired dielectric constant while maintaining the tunability and the dielectric loss of the electronically tunable dielectric material substantially the same. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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