A comparative study of tunable Ba1-xSrxTiO3 thin film capacitors prepared by rf-sputtering and liquid-phase deposition
Titel:
A comparative study of tunable Ba1-xSrxTiO3 thin film capacitors prepared by rf-sputtering and liquid-phase deposition
Auteur:
Outzourhit, Abdelkader Naziripour, Ali Trefny, John U. Kito, Tomoko Yarar, Baki Yandrofski, Robert Cuchiaro, J. D. Hermann, Allen M.
Verschenen in:
Integrated ferroelectrics
Paginering:
Jaargang 9 (1995) nr. 4 pagina's 227-241
Jaar:
1995-08-01
Inhoud:
Ba1-xSrxTiO3 thin film capacitors have been successfully prepared using rf-sputtering and a metal organic deposition (MOD) method. The structure, microstructure and composition of the BSTO films are presented. Films grown on lanthanum aluminate LAO(100) showed c-axis preferred growth orientation. Broad paraelectric-to-ferroelectric transitions were observed in films prepared by both methods. The tunability of the capacitance by means of an appplied electric field is examined using various capacitor geometries. A decrease in the capacitance exceeding 75% at 77 K was obtained from the MOD deposited films under an electric field strength of 0.3 MV/cm. On the other hand, the tunability of the capacitance in the rf-sputtered films ranged from 5 to 10% at 77 K and at 20 kV/cm, while it exceeds 50% in some films. The results are compared with the predictions of Devonshire's phenomenological theory.