The effect of Cr doping on the microstructural and dielectric properties of (Ba0.6Sr0.4)TiO3 thin films
The effect of Cr doping on the microstructural and dielectric properties of (Ba0.6Sr0.4)TiO3 thin films
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DOI:
10.1016/j.tsf.2004.05.128
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发表时间:
2005-01
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2.1
通讯作者:
Kyoung-Tae Kim;Chang-I. Kim
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作者:
Kyoung-Tae Kim;Chang-I. Kim
Ba{sub 0.6}Sr{sub 0.4}TiO{sub 3} (BST) dielectric thin films doped by Cr were prepared using an alkoxide-based sol-gel method on the Pt/Ti/SiO{sub 2}/Si substrate. Atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis showed that increasing the Cr-doping ratio causes increased grain size while the surface remains smooth and crack-free. It was also found that compared with undoped films the increase of Cr content in BST improves the dielectric constant and the leakage-current characteristics. The figure of merit reached the maximum value of 72.3 at the 5 mol% of Cr doping. This composition showed the dielectric constant of 426, the loss factor of 0.0065, tenability of 47.7%, and leakage-current density (at the electric field of 100 kV/cm) of 5.31x10{sup -8} A/cm{sup 2}. The results show that the Cr-doped BST thin films are prospective candidates for applications in tunable devices.