The dielectric multilayer is specially tailored to support BSWs with properties unattainable using conventional materials. In particular, the low-loss characteristic of dielectric material enables the propagation of BSWs over large distances and enables large resonance strengths. These properties are highly desirable for a 2D optics platform. Elements such as lenses, prisms, waveguides, resonat...

Transmission line pulse (TLP) measurements are used to demonstrate that oxynitride breakdown projections from DC measurements using conventional area and voltage-scaling techniques can be extended to the nanosecond timescale. ESD protection systems can thus be designed to prevent dielectric breakdown. Important concepts in gate dielectric breakdown such as the anode–hole injection model and are...

A new configuration for the sample cell to be used in broadband dielectric spectroscopy is presented. A coaxial structure with a parallel plate capacitor (outward parallel plate cell: OPPC) has made it possible to extend the frequency range significantly in comparison with the frequency range of the conventional configuration. In the proposed configuration, stray inductance is significantly dec...

The refractive-index contrast is an important figure of merit for dielectric multilayer structures, optical resonators, and photonic crystals. This represents a strong driving force for novel materials that have refractive indices lower than those of conventional optically transparent materials. Silica nanorod-array dielectric films with unprecedented low refractive indices of 1.08 are demonstr...

The ubiquity of threshold voltage relaxation is demonstrated in samples with both conventional and high-k dielectrics following various stress conditions. A technique based on recording short traces of relaxation during each measurement phase of a standard measure-stress-measure sequence allows monitoring and correcting for the otherwise-unknown relaxation component. The properties of relaxatio...

The purpose of this research is to investigate the mechanical and electrical properties of nano structured cordierite. Nano grain size powders were synthesized through mechanical activation by high-energy ball milling of the starting powders containing 34.86 wt% Al2O3, 51.36 wt% SiO2, and 13.78 wt% MgO. Samples were prepared by conventional and microwave sintering at 1390°C. SEM observations il...

In this paper the MBS (Magnesium borosilicate) based glass-ceramic have been prepared and characterised to find its suitability in Low temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) technology. The glass-ceramics were prepared by using conventional solid state route. The experimental study was conducted on the MBS glass-ceramic containing MAS (Magnesium Alumino-Silicate) based glass-ceramic as an additive...

Multi-gate MOSFETs has shown better results in subthreshold performances. The replacement of SiO2 by high-k dielectric can fulfill the requirements of Multi-gate MOSFETS with scaling trend in device dimensions. The advancement in fabrication technology has also boosted the use of different high K dielectric materials as oxide layer at different places in MOSFET structures. One of the most impor...

We characterize experimentally a compact dielectric particle that can be used to design very low-loss artificial electromagnetic materials (metamaterials). Focusing on magnetic media, we show that the particle can behave almost identically to the well-known split-ring resonators (SRRs) widely used in present designs, without suffering from the Ohmic losses that can limit the applicability of SR...

The Gemant-DiMarzio-Bishop model, which connects the frequency-dependent shear modulus to the frequency-dependent dielectric constant, is reviewed and a new consistent macroscopic formulation is derived. It is moreover shown that this version of the model can be tested without fitting parameters. The reformulated version of the model is analyzed and experimentally tested. It is demonstrated tha...