Atomic scale investigation of planar defects in 0.95Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–0.05BaTiO3 thin films on SrTiO3 (001) substrates

2016 ◽  
Vol 676 ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Wei Jin ◽  
Lu Lu ◽  
Shao-Bo Mi ◽  
Sheng Cheng ◽  
Ming Liu ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
J. L. Lee ◽  
C. A. Weiss ◽  
R. A. Buhrman ◽  
J. Silcox

BaF2 thin films are being investigated as candidates for use in YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) / BaF2 thin film multilayer systems, given the favorable dielectric properties of BaF2. In this study, the microstructural and chemical compatibility of BaF2 thin films with YBCO thin films is examined using transmission electron microscopy and microanalysis. The specimen was prepared by using laser ablation to first deposit an approximately 2500 Å thick (0 0 1) YBCO thin film onto a (0 0 1) MgO substrate. An approximately 7500 Å thick (0 0 1) BaF2 thin film was subsequendy thermally evaporated onto the YBCO film.Images from a VG HB501A UHV scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) operating at 100 kV show that the thickness of the BaF2 film is rather uniform, with the BaF2/YBCO interface being quite flat. Relatively few intrinsic defects, such as hillocks and depressions, were evident in the BaF2 film. Moreover, the hillocks and depressions appear to be faceted along {111} planes, suggesting that the surface is smooth and well-ordered on an atomic scale and that an island growth mechanism is involved in the evolution of the BaF2 film.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1658-1659
Author(s):  
Xiao-Wei Jin ◽  
Yue-Hua Chen ◽  
Lu Lu ◽  
Shao-Bo Mi ◽  
Hong Wang ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 177 (10) ◽  
pp. 717-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etienne Talbot ◽  
Manuel Roussel ◽  
Larysa Khomenkova ◽  
Fabrice Gourbilleau ◽  
Philippe Pareige

2021 ◽  
Vol 736 ◽  
pp. 138906
Author(s):  
Zenglu Song ◽  
Xiao Tang ◽  
Xiang Chen ◽  
Tao Fu ◽  
Huanping Zheng ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 130-131
Author(s):  
Xiaobing Hu ◽  
Lijun Wu ◽  
Jianping Huang ◽  
Amy C. Marschilok ◽  
Esther S. Takeuchi ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changjian Li ◽  
Dongsheng Song ◽  
Mengsha Li ◽  
Chunhua Tang ◽  
Deqing Xue ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 2000054
Author(s):  
Lei Jin ◽  
Michael Zapf ◽  
Martin Stübinger ◽  
Martin Kamp ◽  
Michael Sing ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayur S. Valipa ◽  
Tamas Bakos ◽  
Eray S. Aydil ◽  
Dimitrios Maroudas

AbstractDevice-quality hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin films grown under conditions where the SiH3 radical is the dominant deposition precursor are remarkably smooth, as the SiH3 radical is very mobile and fills surface valleys during its diffusion on the a-Si:H surface. In this paper, we analyze atomic-scale mechanisms of SiH3 diffusion on a-Si:H surfaces based on molecular-dynamics simulations of SiH3 radical impingement on surfaces of a-Si:H films. The computed average activation barrier for radical diffusion on a-Si:H is 0.16 eV. This low barrier is due to the weak adsorption of the radical onto the a-Si:H surface and its migration predominantly through overcoordination defects; this is consistent with our density functional theory calculations on crystalline Si surfaces. The diffusing SiH3 radical incorporates preferentially into valleys on the a-Si:H surface when it transfers an H atom and forms a Si-Si backbond, even in the absence of dangling bonds.


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