The Influence of the Crystalline Structure on the Electrical Properties of BaTiO3/SrRuO, Heterostructures

1994 ◽  
Vol 361 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.A. Wills ◽  
Jun Amano

ABSTRACTEpitaxial BaTiO3/SrRuO3 heterostructures were deposited on MgO and SrTiO3 substrates by 90° off-axis, rf-magnetron sputtering. A template layer growth was required to obtain epitaxy on MgO. The crystalline structure of the films was analyzed with x-ray diffraction. The leakage current and remanent polarization depended on the crystalline structure and processing parameters. The BaTiO3 thin films displayed remanent polarizations of 13 μC/cm2 and leakage current densities of 107 Amps/cm2 at 2 volts. The BaTiO3 thin films grown under optimal conditions displayed very little fatigue up to 5×108 cycles.

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 4469-4474 ◽  
Author(s):  
KYOUNG-TAE KIM ◽  
CHANG-IL KIM ◽  
DONG-HEE KANG ◽  
IL-WUN SHIM

The Bi 3.25 La 0.75 Ti 3 O 12 (BLT) thin films were prepared by metalorganic decomposition method. The effect of grain size on the ferroelectric properties during crystallization were investigated by x-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscope. The grain size and the roughness of BLT films increase with increasing of drying temperature. The leakage current densities of the BLT thin film with large grains are higher than that with small grains. The remanent polarization of BLT increase with increasing grain size. As compared BLT with small grain size, the BLT film with larger grain size shows better fatigue properties. This may be explained that small grained films shows more degradation of switching charge than large grained films.


2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 777-780
Author(s):  
Fann Wei Yang ◽  
Chien Min Cheng ◽  
Kai Huang Chen

In this study, we investigated the structure and ferroelectric properties of the as-deposited (Bi3.25Nd0.75)(Ti2.9V0.1)O12ferroelectric thin films on ITO substrate fabricated by rf magnetron sputtering method. The electrical, ferroelectric and physical characteristics of as-deposited (Bi3.25Nd0.75)(Ti2.9V0.1)O12thin films were developed under different conditions to find the optimal deposited parameters. The crystalline structure of the prepared (Bi3.25Nd0.75)(Ti2.9V0.1)O12thin films was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was used to observe the film thickness and the surface morphology including grain size and porosity. Additionally, the remnant polarization of the as-deposited ferroelectric thin films was improved by neodymium and vanadium elements doped in this study. The remanent polarization of as-deposited ferroelectric thin films was 11 μC/cm2as the measured frequency of 1kHz. Finally, the polarization of as-deposited ferroelectric thin film capacitor was decreased by 9% after the fatigue test with 109switching cycles.


2015 ◽  
Vol 833 ◽  
pp. 127-133
Author(s):  
Jie Yu ◽  
Jie Xing ◽  
Xiu Hua Chen ◽  
Wen Hui Ma ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
...  

La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ (LSGM) electrolyte thin films were fabricated on La0.7Sr0.3Cr0.5Mn0.5O2.75 (LSCM) porous anode substrates by Radio Frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering method. The compatibility between LSGM and LSCM was examined. Microstructures of LSGM thin films fabricated were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The effect of substrate temperature on LSGM thin films was clarified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Deposition rate increases firstly at the range of 50°C~150°C, and then decreases at the range of 150°C ~300°C. After annealing, perovskite structure with the same growth orientation forms at different substrate temperature. Crystallite size decreases at first, to the minimum point at 150°C, then increases as substrate temperature rises.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyu-bong Cho ◽  
Tae-hoon Kwon ◽  
Tae-hyun Nam ◽  
Sun-chul Huh ◽  
Byeong-keun Choi ◽  
...  

LiNiO2thin films were fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering. The microstructure of the films was determined by X-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical properties were investigated with a battery cycler using coin-type half-cells. The LiNiO2thin films annealed below 500°C had the surface carbonate. The results suggest that surface carbonate interrupted the Li intercalation and deintercalation during charge/discharge. Although the annealing process enhanced the crystallization of LiNiO2, the capacity did not increase. When the annealing temperature was increased to 600°C, the FeCrNiO4oxide phase was generated and the discharge capacity decreased due to an oxygen deficiency in the LiNiO2thin film. The ZrO2-coated LiNiO2thin film provided an improved discharge capacity compared to bare LiNiO2thin film suggesting that the improved electrochemical characteristic may be attributed to the inhibition of surface carbonate by ZrO2coating layer.


1989 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
M. O. Eatough ◽  
D. S. Ginley ◽  
B. Morosin

AbstractSuperconducting thin films (0.3-0.7μm) in the TI-Ca-Ba-Cu-0 system have been prepared on various single crystal substrates by sequential electron beam evaporation followed by appropriate sintering and annealing. Oxygen-annealed films show Tc as high as 110K and critical current densities to 600,000 A/cm2. X-ray diffraction analyses of these films show predominantly the Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu2O10 phase (c-parameter near 36Å), but some also contain up to 50 at% of the Tl2CaBa2Cu2O8 phase (c-parameter near 30Å). The complete absence of hkl reflections other than 00I demonstrates the highly oriented nature of the films as well as the absence of other Tl phases. The diffraction peaks are noticeably broader for the 36Å phase than for the 30Å phase. For a 0.7μm film such broadening is consistent with coherent sizes along the c-axis of 1200 - 1400Å and 500Å, respectively, for the 30Å and 36Å phases, and of strain values near 1.4-1.8 x 10-3 for both phases.


2011 ◽  
Vol 399-401 ◽  
pp. 926-929
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Mei Ling Yuan ◽  
Xian Yang Wang ◽  
Jun Ouyang

BaTiO3(BTO) thin films were grown on (100) SrTiO3(STO) single crystal substrates using the RF-magnetron sputtering technique (RFMS) in both pure argon and mixed Ar/O2(20% O2) atmosphere. A La0.5Sr0.5CoO3(LSCO) layer was deposited as the bottom electrode by a 90° off-axis single-target RFMS. θ-2θ X-ray diffraction measurements showed that BTO thin films grown in both cases had a highly preferred c-axis orientation (001). From hysteresis measurements, it was confirmed that both films are ferroelectric. The ferroelectric polarizations 2Pr were 6.6 μC/cm2and 27.1 μC/cm2, for the BTO films grown in pure argon and in mixed Ar/O2atmosphere, respectively.


2012 ◽  
Vol 545 ◽  
pp. 290-293
Author(s):  
Maryam Amirhoseiny ◽  
Hassan Zainuriah ◽  
Ng Shashiong ◽  
Mohd Anas Ahmad

We have studied the effects of deposition conditions on the crystal structure of InN films deposited on Si substrate. InN thin films have been deposited on Si(100) substrates by reactive radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering method with pure In target at room temperature. The nitrogen gas pressure, applied RF power and the distance between target and substrate were 2×10-2 Torr, 60 W and 8 cm, respectively. The effects of the Ar–N2 sputtering gas mixture on the structural properties of the films were investigated by using scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Iwata ◽  
Mark Huijben ◽  
Guus Rijnders ◽  
Hiroshi Yamamoto ◽  
Dave H. A. Blank

ABSTRACTThe CaFeOX(CFO) and LaFeO3(LFO) thin films as well as superlattices were fabricated on SrTiO3(100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The tetragonal LFO film grew with layer-by-layer growth mode until approximately 40 layers. In the case of CFO, initial three layers showed layer-by-layer growth, and afterward the growth mode was transferred to two layers-by-two layers (TLTL) growth mode. The RHEED oscillation was observed until the end of the growth, approximately 50nm. Orthorhombic twin CaFeO2.5 (CFO2.5) structure was obtained. However, it is expected that the initial three CFO layers are CaFeO3 (CFO3) with the valence of Fe4+. The CFO and LFO superlattice showed a step-terraces surface, and the superlattice satellite peaks in a 2θ-θ and reciprocal space mapping (RSM) x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, indicating that the clear interfaces were fabricated.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (S1) ◽  
pp. S36-S39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tieying Yang ◽  
Xiubo Qin ◽  
Huan-hua Wang ◽  
Quanjie Jia ◽  
Runsheng Yu ◽  
...  

Transparent p-type conducting Ga-doped SnO2 thin films were prepared using reactive rf-magnetron sputtering. Good p-type conduction was directly realized without the need of postdeposition annealing. The p-type conductivity was found to be very sensitive to the growth condition and process, suggesting that the carrier behavior is strongly related to the fine microstructure of the films. The microstructures of the films were characterized using synchrotron X-ray diffraction and specular reflectivity techniques. The valence state of the Ga dopant was measured from X-ray photoelectron spectra to explain the origin of net holes presented in the films.


1996 ◽  
Vol 426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuming Zhu ◽  
Dull Mao ◽  
D. L. Williamson ◽  
J. U. Trefny

AbstractChemical-bath-deposited CdS thin films from an ammonia-thiourea solution have been studied by x-ray diffraction, surface profilometry, ellipsometry, and other techniques. The compactness of the CdS films, structural properties of the films, and the growth mechanism have been investigated. For the deposition conditions used, we found that the film compactness reaches its maximum at a deposition time of 35 minutes. Films grown at longer deposition times are less compact, consistent with the CdS duplex layer structure proposed previously. This transition from compact layer growth to porous layer growth is important for depositing CdS films in solar cell applications. Based on x-ray diffraction (XRD) studies, we were able to determine the crystal phase, lattice constant, and other structural properties.


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