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Design and implementation of combline bandpass tunable filter using barium-strontium-titanate thin-film capacitors

Lang LiuState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Collaboration Innovation Center of Electric Materials and Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Hongwei ChenState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Collaboration Innovation Center of Electric Materials and Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jihua ZhangState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Collaboration Innovation Center of Electric Materials and Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. ChinaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-1194
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Yu TanState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Collaboration Innovation Center of Electric Materials and Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Wenjun WangState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Collaboration Innovation Center of Electric Materials and Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Chuanren YangState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Collaboration Innovation Center of Electric Materials and Devices, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
Pages 126-135 | Received 23 Dec 2016, Accepted 23 Aug 2017, Published online: 11 Dec 2017

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