The increasing use of computer-based software packages for designing RF/microwave circuits requires very accurate data about dielectric properties of materials used in the design. This paper presents results of precise measurements of relative permittivity and loss tangent of alumina substrates and Fodel dielectric 6050 used in thick-film photoimageable technology for fabricating microwave doub...

The dielectric properties of ZrO2–Al2O3 nanolaminates, deposited via atomic layer deposition, and their impact on the performance and stability of indium gallium zinc oxide and zinc tin oxide amorphous oxide semiconductor thin-film transistors TFTs are investigated. It is found that nanolaminate dielectrics can combine the advantages of constituent dielectrics and produce TFTs with improved per...

Dual-frequency cholesteric liquid crystal (DFCLC) devices characteristically require high operation voltage, which hinders their further development in thin-film-transistor driving. Here we report on a lower-voltage switching method based on the thermodielectric effect. This technique entails applying a high-frequency voltage to occasion dielectric oscillation heating so to induce the increase ...

We calculate the effective dielectric tensor of a metal film penetrated by cylindrical holes filled with a nematic liquid crystal (NLC). We assume that the director of the NLC is parallel to the film, and that its direction within the plane can be controlled by a static magnetic field, via the Freedericksz effect. To calculate the effective dielectric tensor, we consider both randomly distribut...

The dielectric breakdown property of ultrathin 2.5 and 5.0 nm hafnium oxide (HfO2) gate dielectric layers with metal nitride (TaN) gate electrodes for metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) structure has been investigated. Reliability studies were performed with constant voltage stressing to verify the processing condition effects (film thicknesses and post metal annealing temperatures) on times to br...

We investigated grating-coupled transmission-type surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for sensing applications. In the transmission-type SPR structure, propagating surface plasmons are outcoupled to radiation modes by dielectric and metallic gratings on a metal film. The results calculated in air and water suggest that the proposed structures present extremely linear sensing characteristics. In ter...

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a promising material as a dielectric layer or substrate for two-dimensional electronic devices. In this work, we report the synthesis of large-area h-BN film using atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition on a copper foil, followed by Cu etching and transfer to a target substrate. The growth rate of h-BN film at a constant temperature is strongly affected...

The computer modeling is carried out for parameter of sensitivity of optoelectronic chemical and biosensors, using phenomena of surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The physical model of SPR-sensor’s is described with (or without) of modifications of sensitive gold film surface by a dielectric layer. The variants of increasing of sensitivity for SPR-biosensors, constructed on the principle gold – d...

We evaluated the dielectric permittivity and impedance characteristics of high dielectric constant polymer composite films. Such materials are being investigated by the electronic industry in response to the growing need for efficient integrated powerground de-coupling capacitance in microwave circuits and fast switching devices. In order to extend the dielectric measurements to the microwave r...

We analyze the parametric mixing of light by molecular monolayers deposited on a thin-film dielectric waveguide. It is shown that large signal levels are possible, even with cw lasers.