Microstructure and Crystallographic Orientation Dependence of Electrical Properties in Lead Zirconate Thin Films Prepared by Sol–Gel Process
Microstructure and Crystallographic Orientation Dependence of Electrical Properties in Lead Zirconate Thin Films Prepared by Sol–Gel Process
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DOI:
10.1143/jjap.44.8606
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发表时间:
2005-12
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
E. M. Alkoy;S. Alkoy;T. Shiosaki
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作者:
E. M. Alkoy;S. Alkoy;T. Shiosaki
Lead zirconate (PbZrO3) thin films are grown on Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2/Si(100) substrates by sol–gel using precursor solutions with stoichiometric and 20 mol % excess Pb. Films with no preferred orientation and [111] pseudocubic texture (denoted as [111]pc) are obtained by changing the drying temperature at the pyrolysis stage. Randomly oriented films were found to have a two-phase microstructure consisting of large rosette-type perovskite regions with a nanocrystalline phase located in between. The ratio of the rosettes increase to cover the entire surface of the films with the increase of Pb content. The films with [111]pc orientation have a uniform microstructure with micron size grains. The electrical properties of the films were influenced markedly by the microstructure and orientation of the films. The [111]pc oriented films exhibit a square-like double hysteresis loop with maximum polarization (Pmax) reaching 61×10-6 C/cm2 under 550 kV/cm, whereas stoichiometric films with no preferred orientation have a Pmax of 36×10-6 C/cm2 with slimmer hysteresis curves.