Monte Carlo simulation of ferroelectric properties in bismuth titanate (Bi4Ti3O12) thin films

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. Bedoya-Hincapié ◽  
E. Restrepo-Parra ◽  
J.C. Riaño Rojas ◽  
J.J. Olaya-Flores ◽  
J.E. Alfonso
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Bismuth Titanate ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties

Determination of Stoichiometry of GaAs Component in (Gaas)Ge Epitaxially Grown Thin Films by Electron Microprobe X-Ray Analysis

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-265
Author(s):  
D. R. Liu ◽  
S. S. Shinozaki ◽  
R. J. Baird
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Compound Semiconductors ◽  
Energy Dispersive Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Metastable Alloys ◽  
Lower Voltage

The epitaxially grown (GaAs)Ge thin film has been arousing much interest because it is one of metastable alloys of III-V compound semiconductors with germanium and a possible candidate in optoelectronic applications. It is important to be able to accurately determine the composition of the film, particularly whether or not the GaAs component is in stoichiometry, but x-ray energy dispersive analysis (EDS) cannot meet this need. The thickness of the film is usually about 0.5-1.5 μm. If Kα peaks are used for quantification, the accelerating voltage must be more than 10 kV in order for these peaks to be excited. Under this voltage, the generation depth of x-ray photons approaches 1 μm, as evidenced by a Monte Carlo simulation and actual x-ray intensity measurement as discussed below. If a lower voltage is used to reduce the generation depth, their L peaks have to be used. But these L peaks actually are merged as one big hump simply because the atomic numbers of these three elements are relatively small and close together, and the EDS energy resolution is limited.

Fabrication of V-Substituted (Bi,M)4Ti3O12 [M = Lanthanoids] Thin Films by Chemical Solution Deposition Method

2001 ◽  
Vol 688 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Uchida ◽  
H. Yoshikawa ◽  
I. Okada ◽  
H. Matsuda ◽  
T. Iijima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Solution Deposition ◽  
Bismuth Titanate ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Ferroelectric Materials ◽  
Processing Temperature ◽  
Chemical Solution ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Solution Deposition ◽  
Chemical Solution Deposition Method

AbstractBismuth titanate (Bi4Ti3O12; BIT) -based ferroelectric materials are proposed from the view of the “Site-engineering”, where the Bi-site ions are substituted by lanthanoid ions (La3+ and Nd3+) and Ti-site ions by other ions with higher charge valence (V5+). In the present study, influences of vanadium (V) - substitution for (Bi,M)4Ti3O12 thin films [M = lanthanoid] on the ferroelectric properties are evaluated. V-substituted (Bi,M)4Ti3O12 films have been fabricated using a chemical solution deposition (CSD) technique on the (111)Pt/Ti/SiO2/(100)Si substrate. Remnant polarization of (Bi,La)4Ti3O12 and (Bi,Nd)4Ti3O12 films has been improved by the V-substitution independent of the coercive field. The processing temperature of BLT and BNT films could also be lowered by the V-substitution.

Transition from island to layer growth of thin films: A Monte Carlo simulation

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kashchiev ◽  
J.P. van der Eerden ◽  
C. van Leeuwen
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Layer Growth

Monte Carlo Simulation of Sculptured Thin Films Growth of SiO 2 on Si for Applications

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 4456-4458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Shao-Ji ◽  
Yu Meng-Ying ◽  
Wei Yu-Wei ◽  
Tang Ji-Jia
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Sculptured Thin Films

Ferroelectric Properties and Microstructures of Tb4O7-Doped Bi4Ti3O12 Thin Films

2010 ◽  
Vol 105-106 ◽  
pp. 259-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.A. Mei ◽  
Min Chen ◽  
A.H. Cai ◽  
K.L. Su ◽  
Chong Qing Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Layered Structure ◽  
Remanent Polarization ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Bismuth Titanate ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Remarkable Improvement

Tb4O7-doped bismuth titanate (BixTbyTi3O12 BTT) thin films were fabricated on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates by rf magnetron sputtering technique, and the microstructures and ferroelectric properties of the films were investigated. Microstructure studies indicate that all of BTT films with well-developed rod-like grains consist of single phase of a bismuth-layered structure without preferred orientation. The experimental results indicate that Tb doping into Bi4Ti3O12 results in a remarkable improvement in ferroelectric properties. The remanent polarization (Pr) and coercive field (Ec) of the BTT film with y=0.6 were 22 μC/cm2 and 85 kV/cm, respectively.

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