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Ferroelectric thin-film based two-dimensional electromagnetic structures
Integrated Ferroelectrics: An International Journal
  • U. Khan, University of Dayton
  • Guru Subramanyam, University of Dayton
  • S. Gevorgian, Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg, Sweden
  • A. Vorobiev, Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg, Sweden
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract

A two-dimensional electromagnetic bandgap structure has been developed using ferroelectric thin-films. Using lumped inductors and parallel plate capacitors a planar structure is developed which creates a bandgap in the 20–40 GHz range, as demonstrated by experimental results. The ferroelectric material Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST) is used in the form of a thin-film between patterned layers of gold to form capacitors on a 500 μm thick high-resistivity Si substrate. A meander line based design is used to form the two-dimensional surface which provides biasing pathways to the varactors. The concept is simulated and experimentally verified using a coplanar waveguide based device in which the EBG surface is used as the ground plane. Designs are also presented for the development of a biasing network to take advantage of the non-linear tunability of the BST dielectric constant in order to make the surface tunable. Experiments used both sputtered and PLD BST films with a maximum bandgap depth of 35 dB. Potential applications are in the area of frequency selective surfaces, and high-impedance ground planes.

Inclusive pages
67-76
ISBN/ISSN
1058-4587
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • Tunable microwave dielectrics,
  • ferroelectric thin-film,
  • varactors,
  • electromagnetic bandgap,
  • frequency selective surface,
  • high-impedance surface
Citation Information
U. Khan, Guru Subramanyam, S. Gevorgian and A. Vorobiev. "Ferroelectric thin-film based two-dimensional electromagnetic structures" Integrated Ferroelectrics: An International Journal Vol. 86 Iss. 1 (2007)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/guru_subramanyam/22/