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The subject of this chapter is fabrication of ferroelectric components and microwave tunable devices based on them. The main methods of fabrication of ferroelectric components are considered including the single crystal growth and slicing techniques; bulk ceramic sintering; thick film, HTCC and LTCC technologies; chemical and physical deposition methods. The methods of fabrication of ferroelectric components are considered in association with structural characterizations which allows one to establish correlations between processing parameters and device performance. The basic principles and details of processing of devices utilizing ferroelectric components are given by examples of devices described in the Chap. 5. Special sections describe the general technology platforms of fabrication of microwave tunable devices based on thin films grown by chemical and physical deposition methods.
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Vorobiev, A., Gevorgian, S. (2009). Fabrication of Ferroelectric Components and Devices. In: Ferroelectrics in Microwave Devices, Circuits and Systems. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-507-9_3
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