1. Editorial

   • Harry L. Tuller

   EditorialNotes Pages: 13 - 13

2. Recent Developments on MOCVD of Ferroelectric Thin Films

   • Yohei Otani
   • Soichiro Okamura
   • Tadashi Shiosaki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 22

3. Substrate Surface Engineering for Functional Ceramic Thin Film Growth

   • H.-U. Habermeier

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 27

4. Polarization Switching in (100)/(001) Oriented Epitaxial Pb(Zr, Ti)O₃ Thin Films

   • M. Tsukada
   • H. Yamawaki
   • K. Kurihara

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 33

5. Influence of the Lead Source Materials on the Microstructure and Ferroelectric Properties of PZT Films Sputter-Deposited Using Lead and Lead Oxide

   • W. L. Chang
   • J. L. He

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 39

6. Effect of Zr/Ti Ratio on Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films Derived by Pulsed Laser Deposition

   • Zhanxy Jie Wang
   • Yuki Aoki
   • Ryutaro Maeda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 45

7. XPS Studies of PZT Films Deposited by Metallic Lead and Ceramic PZT Dual Target Co-Sputtering

   • W. L. Chang
   • J. L. He

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 50

8. Ionic Doping Effects in SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ Ferroelectric Ceramics

   • S. E. Park
   • J. A. Cho
   • H. -S. Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 54

9. Platinum (100) Hillock Growth in Pt/Ti Electrode Stack for SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ Ferroelectric Random Access Memory

   • Won Woong Jung
   • Si Kyung Choi
   • Seung Jin Yeom

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 63

10. Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties of Lanthanum-Modified Bismuth Titanate Thin Films Obtained by the Polymeric Precursor Method

    • A. Z. Simões
    • A. H. M. Gonzalez
    • J. A. Verela

    OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 70

11. Phase Formations and Electrical Properties of Various (Bi, La)₄Ti₃O₁₂ Thin Films by Chemical Solution Deposition

    • Won-Jae Lee
    • Guoxia Liu
    • Jindong Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 75

12. Ferroelectric Properties of Bi_3.25Nd_0.75Ti₃O₁₂ Thin Films Prepared by MOD Process

    • Kibeom Kim
    • Guneik Jang
    • Daeho Yoon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 81

13. Ferroelectric Properties of (Bi, Sm)₄Ti₃O₁₂ (BST) Thin Films Fabricated by a Metalorganic Solution Deposition Method

    • S. S. Kim
    • E. K. Choi
    • J. Y. Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 88

14. Three Dimensional Domain Structure in Epitaxial Barium Titanate Thin Films

    • D. J. Towner
    • T. J. Lansford
    • B. W. Wessels

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 93

15. BaTiO₃ Films by Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Techniques for Next Generation Packaging Applications

    • D. Balaraman
    • P. M. Raj
    • R. R. Tummala

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 100

16. Scaling Effect on the Dielectric Constant in Ba(Ti _x Zr_1−x)O₃ Thin Films

    • C. Hoffer
    • U. Ellerkamnn
    • R. Waser

    OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 104

17. Anodizing Properties of High Dielectric Oxide Films Coated on Aluminum by Sol-Gel Method

    • Sang-Shik Park
    • Byong-Taek Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 116

18. Modelling the Deposition of High-k Dielectric Films by First Principles

    • Simon D. Elliott
    • Henry P. Pinto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 120

19. Current Conduction and Dielectric Behavior of High k-Y₂O₃ Films Integrated with Si Using Chemical Vapor Deposition as a Gate Dielectric for Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Devices

    • A. C. Rastogi
    • S. B. Desu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 127

20. Electronic Conductivity and Dielectric Properties of Nanocrystalline CeO₂ Films

    • Jyrki Lappalainen
    • Harry L. Tuller
    • Vilho Lantto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 133

21. Thin Film Ferroelectrics for Guided Wave Devices

    • B. W. Wessels

    OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 138

22. Pyroelectric Arrays: Ceramics and Thin Films

    • Roger W. Whatmore

    OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 147

23. Integration of MgO on Si(001) Using SrO and SrTiO₃ Buffer Layers by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

    • F. Niu
    • A. Meier
    • B. W. Wessels

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 154

24. Ca Substituted PbTiO₃ Thin Films for Infrared Detectors

    • Sonalee Chopra
    • Seema Sharma
    • R. G. Mendiratta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 158

25. Effect of Thickness on the Electrical and Optical Properties of Sb Doped SnO₂ (ATO) Thin Films

    • T. R. Giraldi
    • M. T. Escote
    • J. A. Varela

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 165

26. Chemical and Structural Factors Governing Transparent Conductivity in Oxides

    • B. J. Ingram
    • G. B. Gonzalez
    • T. O. Mason

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 175

27. The Photoresponse of Iron- and Carbon-Doped TiO₂ (Anatase) Photoelectrodes

    • Cristina S. Enache
    • Joop Schoonman
    • Roel Van Krol

    OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 182

28. Photoluminescence of ZnO:Ga Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique

    • Z. F. Liu
    • F. K. Shan
    • J. Y. Sohn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 187

29. Studies of ZnO Thin Films On Sapphire (0001) Substrates Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition

    • F. K. Shan
    • Z. F. Liu
    • Y. S. Yu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 194

30. Aging and Annealing Effects of ZnO Thin Films on GaAs Substrates Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition

    • F. K. Shan
    • Z. F. Liu
    • Y. S. Yu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 200

31. Formation and Size Control of ZnO Nanowires on Al-Zn-Si-Fe Alloy by Directed Melt Oxidation Process

    • Geun-Hyoung Lee
    • Byoung-Chul Shin
    • Hyoung-Do Jeon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 207

32. Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized PLZT for Pyroelectric Applications

    • S. Kongtaweelert
    • P. Anuragudom
    • S. Phanichphant

    OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 214

33. Polar Ceramics in RF-MEMS and Microwave Reconfigurable Electronics: A Brief Review on Recent Issues

    • N. Setter
    • V. Sherman
    • A. K. Tagantsev

    OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 222

34. Nonlinear Microwave Properties of Ferroelectric Thin Films

    • R. Wördenweber
    • R. Ott
    • P. Lahl

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 227

35. Annealing Effects on Structural and Dielectric Properties of Tunable BZT Thin Films

    • Jin Xu
    • Wolfgang Menesklou
    • Ellen Ivers-Tiffée

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 233

36. Ceramics Materials Based on (Ba, Sr)TiO₃ Solid Solutions for Tunable Microwave Devices

    • E. A. Nenasheva
    • A. D. Kanareykin
    • S. F. Karmanenko

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 238

37. Frequency and Voltage Dependent Dielectric Properties of Ni-doped Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃ Thin Films

    • Mi-Hwa Lim
    • Hyun-Suk Kim
    • Su-Jae Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 243

38. Coplanar Waveguide Using Ferroelectric Thin Oxide Film: Dielectric Constant

    • W. J. Kim
    • S. S. Kim
    • K. Y. Hang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 249

39. Microwave Dielectric Properties of Ferroelectric BaTiO₃ Thin Film

    • Y. W. Cho
    • T. S. Hyun
    • S. K. Choi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 255

40. Measurement of Microwave Dielectric Properties of Pb(Zr_1−xTr _x )O₃ Thin Films

    • Seung Eon Moon
    • Eun-Kyoung Kim
    • Tae-Kwun Song

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 260

41. Study of Microwave Dielectric Properties of Perovskite Thin Films by Near-Field Microscopy

    • Yi-Chun Chen
    • Yun-Shuo Hsieh
    • I-Nan Lin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 265

42. Fabrication of PZT Composite Thick Films for High Frequency Membrane Resonators

    • F. F. C. Duval
    • R. A. Dorey
    • R. W. Whatmore

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 270

43. Correlation of Microwave Dielectric Properties and Normal Vibration Modes of Ba(Mg_1/3Ta_2/3)O₃-Series Materials

    • Yi-Chun Chen
    • Hsiu-Fung Cheng
    • I-Nan Liu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 275

44. Al₂O₃-MgO-ReO _x (Re: Rare Earth)-Based LTCC and its Application to Multilayer Non-Shrinkage Substrate for Microwave Devices

    • Hiroshi Kagata
    • Ryuichi Saito
    • Hidenori Katsumura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 280

45. Microwave Dielectric Mechanism Studied by Microwave Near-Field Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy

    • Yi-Chun Chen
    • Yeong-Der Yao
    • I-Nan Lin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 286

46. The Importance of Distributed Loading and Cantilever Angle in Piezo-Force Microscopy

    • Bryan D. Huey
    • Chandra Ramanujan
    • Andrzej Kulik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 291

47. Pyroelectric Electron Emission Behaviors of Congruent and Stoichiometric Lithium Niobate Single Crystals

    • El Mostafa Bourim
    • Dong-Wook Kim
    • In Kyeong Yoo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 297

48. Raman Scattering Study of the Pb(Hf _x Ti_1−x)O₃ Ceramics

    • J. Frantti
    • Y. Fujioka
    • M. Kakihana

    OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 303

49. Electrical Properties of 6H-BaTi_0.95M_0.05O_3−δ Ceramics where M = Mn, Fe, Co and Ni

    • Gillian M. Keith
    • Kumaravinothan Sarma
    • Derek C. Sinclair

    OriginalPaper Pages: 305 - 309

50. Structural Transformation and Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in PZT

    • P. Papet
    • J. Rouquette
    • P. Armand

    OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 314