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Nanodielectrics with Nonlinear Response for High Power Microwave Generation

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9550-09-C-0002
Agency Tracking Number: F08A-030-0129
Amount: $99,955.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF08-T030
Solicitation Number: 2008.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-07-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-04-01
Small Business Information
2820 East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
United States
DUNS: 782683007
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Seongtae Kwon
 Senior Research Scientist
 (814) 238-7485
 seongtae@trstechnologies.com
Business Contact
 Christine Walk
Title: Contrac Administrator
Phone: (814) 238-7485
Email: chris@trstechnologies.com
Research Institution
 PENN STATE UNIV.
 Mike Lanagan
 
278 Materials Research Laborat
University Park, PA 16802
United States

 (814) 865-6992
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The proposed barium strontium titanate (BST) nanodielectric devices will combine some of the best features of bulk and thin-film based tunable dielectrics: low microwave losses, high tunability at high fields, the potential for low operating voltages, and less temperature dependent dielectric response. The miniaturization of devices and reduction of insertion losses requires developments of materials with high dielectric constant (>1000) and low dielectric loss (<0.0005). In addition, our materials will permit operation at high-power (>10 MW) with tunable and selectable operational frequency range. To achieve tunability, high dielectric constant low dielectric loss, and high insulation resistance, we propose to develop nanoscale (BaxSr1-x)TiO3 (BST) based bulk nonlinear microwave components. If higher electric breakdown fields can be achieved in bulk materials through nanocrystalline ceramic engineering, then high tunability will become a reality for high power devices.

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