Inventors:
Louise C. Sengupta - Woburn MA
Eric Ngo - Brighton MA
Steven Stowell - Jamaica Plain MA
Gary Gilde - Brighton MA
Robert Lancto - Wakefield MA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
C04B 3546
Abstract:
A novel ceramic ferroelectric material having a low dielectric constant, loss and high tunability. The material is a composite comprising Barium Strontium Titanate (BSTO) and a ceramic material having a low dielectric constant. The preferred composite is represented by Ba. sub. 1-x Sr. sub. x TiO. sub. 3 -Al. sub. 2 O. sub. 3, wherein x is greater than 0. 00, but less than or equal to 0. 70, and wherein the percent weight ratio between Ba. sub. 1-x Sr. sub. x TiO. sub. 3 and Al. sub. 2 O. sub. 3 ranges from approximately 99%-40% and 1%-60%, respectively. The novel materials possess superior electronic properties; and they may be employed in various antenna systems.