Improvement of the dielectric properties of Ta2O5 through substitution with Al2O3

  • R. J. Cava
  • , W. F. Peck
  • , J. J. Krajewski
  • , G. L. Roberts
  • , B. P. Barber
  • , H. M. O'Bryan
  • , P. L. Gammel

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Abstract

For bulk ceramic materials, small substitutions of Al2O3 in Ta2O5 are shown to cause a moderate enhancement of the dielectric constant. For compositions near 0.95Ta2O5-0.05Al2O3, the temperature coefficient of the dielectric constant at 20 °C dramatically decreases, from more than 200 ppm/°C for pure Ta2O5 to less than 20 ppm/°C. The quality factors (Q) at 1 MHz, are 2000-5000. Measurements to 14 GHz at 20 °C show that the dielectric constant is maintained to microwave frequencies, with a g of ∼600 at 5 GHz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1396-1398
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume70
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 17 1997
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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