Microstructure of Compositionally Graded PZT films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (S3) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
S.A.S. Rodrigues ◽  
A. Khodorov ◽  
M. Pereira ◽  
M.J.M. Gomes

Ferroelectric films with a composition gradient have attracted much attention because of their large polarization offset present in the hysteresis loops. Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) films were deposited on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrates by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) technique, using a Nd:YAG laser (Surelite) with a source pulse wavelength of 1064 nm and duration of 5-7 ns delivering an energy of 320 mJ per pulse and a laser fluence energy about 20 J/cm2. The film growth is performed in O2 atmosphere (0,40 mbar) while the substrate is heated at 600°C by a quartz lamp. Starting from ceramic targets based on PZT compositions and containing 5% mol. of excess of PbO to compensate the lead evaporation during heat treatment, three films with different compositions Zr/Ti 55/45, 65/35 and 92/8, and two types of complex structures were produced. These complex structures are in the case of the up-graded structure (UpG), with PZT (92/8) at the bottom, PZT (65/35) on middle and PZT (55/45) on the top, and for down-graded (DoG) one, that order is reversed.

1990 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Saenger ◽  
R. A. Roy ◽  
K. F. Etzold ◽  
J. J. Cuomo

ABSTRACTThe synthesis of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films by pulsed laser deposition at 248 nm is described. This study has focused on producing thin (≲ 0.6μm) PZT films on bare and platinum coated MgO < 100 > substrates. Deposition was in an oxygen gas ambient (30 mTorr) at temperatures typically ∼ 525 °C. Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS) was used to evaluate film composition. Film lead content was found to decrease both with increasing laser fluence, and increasing substrate temperature. Film microstructure was evaluated by x-ray diffraction. Electrical measurements were made on the films before and after annealing to determine the dielectric constant and polarization. Properties after annealing were substantially improved, with dielectric permittivity values comparable to bulk PZT.


1992 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 1193-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Leuchtner ◽  
K. S. Grabowski ◽  
D. B. Chrisey ◽  
J. S. Horwitz

1999 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 2220-2225 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Du ◽  
D. W. Johnson ◽  
W. Zhu ◽  
J. E. Graebner ◽  
G. W. Kammlott ◽  
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