Ferroelectric Properties of a-Axis Textured BaTiO3 Thin Films

1993 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Lu ◽  
L. A. Wills ◽  
B. W. Wessels ◽  
X. Zhan ◽  
J. A. Helfrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Ferroelectric Hysteresis ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical

AbstractFerroelectric and dielectric properties were measured for BaTiO3 thin films prepared by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition which were highly a-axis textured. No ferroelectric hysteresis was observed from the as-deposited BaTiO3 films on Pt coated MgO. Upon applying an electric field exceeding a threshold electric field, Et, ∼ 50 - 100 kV/cm, a ferroelectric hysteresis was observed. A spontaneous polarization Ps ≥ 15 μC/cm2 was measured for the textured films.

Ferroelectric properties of lanthanide-substituted Bi4Ti3O12 epitaxial thin films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 1707-1712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kojima ◽  
Takayuki Watanabe ◽  
Hiroshi Funakubo ◽  
Keisuke Saito ◽  
Minoru Osada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Epitaxial Thin Films ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical

Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of very thin Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films at low temperatures for high-density ferroelectric memory applications

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 3583-3591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Ryoung Kim ◽  
Seehwa Jeong ◽  
Chung Bae Jeon ◽  
Oh Seong Kwon ◽  
Cheol Seong Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
High Density ◽  
Pt Electrode ◽  
Ferroelectric Memory ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical

The metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of very thin (<50 nm) Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) thin films was performed for high density (>32 mega bit) ferroelectric memory devices. The growth temperatures were set between 450 and 530 °C to obtain a smooth surface morphology and prevent damage to the underlying reaction barrier layer. The average grain size of a 50-nm-thick film on a Pt electrode was about 34 nm with a size distribution (σ2) of 11 nm. These values are much smaller than the sol-gel-derived PZT films (55 and 25 nm, respectively). Very thin films with a thickness of approximately 30 nm were prepared at wafer temperatures ranging from 500 to 525 °C. Even with the very small thickness, the films showed good ferroelectric properties with a typical remanent polarization from 10 to 15 μC/cm2 and an extremely low coercive voltage of 0.3 V. However, the leakage current density was rather high resulting in nonsaturating polarization versus voltage curves. Even though good ferroelectric properties were obtained, the formation of PtxPby alloys on top of the Pt electrode was consistently observed. This precludes the reliable control of film composition and electrical performance. The adoption of an Ir electrode successfully eliminated intermetallic alloy formation and resulted in better and reproducible process control. A 50-nm-thick PZT film on an Ir/IrO2/SiO2/Si substrate also showed a reasonable ferroelectric performance.

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