This book provides chronological advancement of metal oxide high-k dielectrics up to contemporary scenario, synthesis with suitability and challenges, and diverse properties with emerging technological applications. It helps readers to select metal oxide based high-k dielectrics with large band gap, cost effective and highly efficient material properties for plausible applications. It provides up to date research findings on established synthesis techniques, easy processing, characterization, properties, and prospective practical applicability including hybrid materials.

Features:

• Exhaustively covers synthesis, physical properties, and the applications of the high-K dielectrics.
• Focusses on synthetic route of preparation, properties, and their various practical applications from bench to field.
• Discusses functionalization of novel metal oxides, flexible polymeric composite materials for superior dielectric and electrical performance.
• Explores facile synthesis techniques for high-k dielectrics and their hybrid composites, properties, and technological applications.
• Includes future perspectives and possible challenges for applying high–k dielectric materials.

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in materials science and engineering, physics, and electrical engineering.