Electric-Field Tunability of Dielectric in Polycrystalline Sr1-xMnxTiO3 Thin Films

The electric-field tunability of dielectric constant （ε-E） in Sr1-xMnxTiO3 films （x = 0, 0.005, 0.010, 0.020 and 0.030） prepared by the metal organic decomposition method on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates is studied in the frequency range from 100Hz to 1MHz with different Mn contents at different temperatures. The frequencyindependent tunability increases strongly with decreasing the temperature from 300 K to 150K. The tunability （-31%） in thin films （x = 0.005） at 150K is obtained and the temperature for the same tunability in ceramics is about 60 K lower than the present one. This tunability is comparable with that in one of ferroelectric Sr1-1.sxBixTiO3 thin films. Similarly, the well-defined P（E） hysteresis 10013 and 2Pr （1.2 μC/cm^2） can be obtained at 300 K in Sr1-xMnxTiO3 films with z = 0.005. Both the existence of electric dipole or poled micro domain introduced by the doped Mn2＋ located in the off-center position at Sr sites and the strain between the thin film and the substrate are the origins of the tunable and polar behavior in Sr1-xMnxTiO3 films.

Fluorinated Polyimide/POSS Hybrid Polymers with High Solubility and Low Dielectric Constant

A series of fluorinated polyimide/POSS hybrid polymers（FPI-4-FPI-16） were prepared via a facile synthetic route using 2,2＇-bis（trifluoromethyl）benzidine, 4,4＇-oxydiphthalic dianhydride and monofunctional POSS as starting materials. The hybrid polymers showed excellent solubility and film formation ability. Flexible and robust hybrid films could be conveniently obtained via solution-casting. The hybrid films demonstrated low dielectric constants and high thermal stability. Their dielectric constants were in the range of 2.47-2.92 at 1 MHz measured for their capacitance, and were tunable and decreased with an increase of POSS content. Their 10% weight loss temperatures were in the range of 539-591 ℃ and the weight residual at 800 ℃ ranged from 48% to 53% in nitrogen atmosphere. These hybrid films also possessed good mechanical properties and hydrophobic characteristics. This work could provide a potential strategy for the preparation of fluorinated polyimide/POSS hybrid polymers.

Dielectric behaviors and relaxor characteristics in Bi_(0.5)Na_(0.5)TiO_(3)-BaTiO_(3) ceramics

Microstructure and dielectric behaviors of heating/cooling and bias-field were investigated in lead-free ceramics(1-x)Bi_(0.5)Na_(0.5)TiO_(3)-xBaTiO_(3)(BNT-xBT,x=0,0.02,0.04,0.06,0.08 and 0.10).The relaxor characters and the Vogel–Fulcher law of frequency-dependent dielectric properties were analyzed.Three dielectric anomalies with pronounced frequency dispersion at Td,a maximum dielectric with variable frequency-dispersion at Tm and a third Maxwell–Wagner-type relaxation over a wide temperature range in high-temperature region were observed.The significant dielectric thermal hysteresis,low barrier energy,high freezing temperature in heating process and the maximum dielectric tunability appeared in x=0.4 ceramic.

Dielectric tunable characteristics of compositional-gradient BaTi_(1-x)Sn_(x)O_(3)thin films

Compositional-gradient BaTi_(1-x)Sn_(x)O_(3)thin films on Pt(100)/Ti/SiO_(2)/Si substrates are fabricated with sol-gel using spin coating.All of the structures of the prepared thin films are of single-phase crystalline perovskite with a dense and crack-free surface mor-phology.BTS10/15/20 thin film exhibits enhanced temperature stability in its dielectric behavior.The temperature coefficient of capacitance TCC_(20-150)in the temperature range from 20°C to 150°C is−0.9×10^(−4)/°C and that of TCC20-(-95)in the temperature range from 20°C to−95°C is−3.8×10^(−4)/°C.Furthermore,the thin films show low leakage current density and dielectric loss.High and stable dielectric tunable performances are found in BTS10/15/20 thin films:the dielectric tunability of the thin films is around 20.1%under a bias voltage of 8 V at 1 MHz and the corresponding dielectric constant is in the range between 89 and 111,which is beneficial for impedance matching in circuits.Dielectric tunability can be obtained under a low tuning voltage,which helps ensure safety.The simulated resonant frequency of the compositional-gradient BTS thin films depends on the bias electric field,showing compositional-gradient BTS thin films could be used in electrically tunable components and devices.These prop-erties make compositional-gradient BTS thin films a promising candidate for dielectric tuning.

Microstructure and bidirectional dielectric tunability behaviour of Nd^(3+)-doped KSr_(2)Nb_(5)O_(15) lead-free ceramics

The luminescence modulation behaviour under the in-situ electric field of rare-earth doped KSr_(2)Nb_(5)O_(15) ceramics opened a new door for the development of dielectric materials.Where the understanding the effect of rare-earth doping on the electric properties of host,especially at the similar doping concentration with luminescence researches(low concentrations)is very important for the exploration of mechanism of electric-luminescent coupling effect.In this work,Nd^(3+)-doped KSr_(2)Nb_(5)O_(15)(KSN-xNd)ceramics were synthesized,and the electric properties were investigated systematically.Our results suggest that the Nd^(3+) doping slightly increased the phase transition temperatures and improved the piezoelectric response of KSr_(2)Nb_(5)O_(15).Most importantly,a bidirectional dielectric tunability is revealed in KSr_(2)Nb_(5)O_(15).The dielectric permittivity can be adjusted by the DC electric bias,with tunability ranging from12.3% to 21.9%.The related mechanism and relationship between the bidirectional dielectric tunability and ferroelectricity are revealed by temperature-dependent dielectric and ferroelectric characterization.The researches of electric properties and bidirectional dielectric tunability of KSN-based ceramics paved the way to further exploration of electric-luminescent coupling mechanism.

A spectrum-adjusted white organic light-emitting diode for the optimization of luminous efficiency and color rendering index

High luminous efficiency and high color rendering index(CRI) are both the foremost factors for white organic lightemitting diodes(WOLEDs) to serve as next generation solid-state lighting sources. In this paper, we show that both luminous efficiency and CRI can be improved by adjusting the green/red spectra of WOLEDs. With green emission spectra matching with the human photopic curve, the WOLEDs exhibit higher luminous efficiency and higher CRI. Theoretical calculation shows that by tuning the white emission spectra to maximally match with the human photopic curve, the luminous efficiency can be improved by 41.8% without altering the color coordinates, the color correlated temperature(CCT) and the external quantum efficiency(EQE) of the WOLEDs.

RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR MICROWAVE TUNABLE APPLICATIONS

With strong dependences of dielectric constant on external applied electric fields,relaxor barium zirconium titanate(BaZr_(x)Ti_(1-x)O_(3)or BZT)and barium stannate titanate(BaS_(n)xTi_(1-x)O_(3)or BTS),in both bulk ceramic and thinfilm forms,are increasingly being recognized as potential candidates of microwave tunable materials for device applications.This paper is aimed to review the recent progress in understanding the dielectric properties(such as tunability,dielectric loss and dielectric constant)of these relaxor materials.However,due to their relatively high dielectric constant and loss tangent,pure Ba(Zr,Ti)O_(3) and Ba(Sn,Ti)O_(3) do not fully satisfy the requirements of practical device applications.Therefore,various strategies have been developed to improve the dielectric properties of these two groups of relaxor materials.In this paper,wefirst discussed the dielectric tunability characteristics of pure Ba(Zr,Ti)O_(3) and Ba(Sn,Ti)O_(3) and then summarized the strategies that have been used,including(i)small amount acceptor or donor doping(such as rare-earth ions and transition metal ions)and(ii)forming composites with low loss and low dielectric constant microwave dielectric materials(such as MgO,MgTiO_(3) and so on).At the same time,the relationship between relaxor behavior and dielectric tunability was also discussed.

A compact tunable metamaterial filter based on split-ring resonators

A tunable metamaterial filter is designed based on split-ring resonators(SRRs) in this paper. The metamaterial filter has a compact size of 15 mm×20 mm, and miniaturization is realized by using the SRRs. By loading tunable devices, the continuous operation of the filter is realized at X band(from 10.7 GHz to 12 GHz), the bandwidth is about 13%, the minimum return loss is 35 dB, and the maximum insertion loss is 0.37 d B. The results illustrate that the metamaterial filter shows the compact size, wide bandwidth and good band pass characteristics.