Ba2Ti9O20 as a Microwave Dielectric Resonator

Abstract
Microwave measurements of Ba2Ti9O20 show that this ceramic is uniquely suited for dielectric resonators. (Suitable ceramics should have a high dielectric constant K, a low dielectric loss (high Q), and a low temperature coefficient of resonant frequency, τ.) At 4 GHz, Ba2Ti9O20 resonators have Q >8000, K= 39.8, and τ=2 ppm/°C. Measurements of Q and τ were made on unmetallized ceramic resonator disks positioned in a waveguide; K was measured using a dielectric post resonator technique. From 4 to 10 GHz, Q approaches that for a copper waveguide cavity, whereas the temperature coefficient is typically 8 times lower.

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