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Characterization of sol-gel Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 films in the thickness range 0.25–10 μm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Rajnish Kurchania  and
Steven J. Milne
Rajnish Kurchania
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Steven J. Milne
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Films of nominal composition Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 (PZT) in the thickness range 0.25−10 μm have been fabricated on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates using a propanediol-based sol-gel route. The spun-on coatings were prefired at 350 and 600 °C between successive depositions before firing the multilayer stack at 700 °C for 15 min. The variations in crystallite orientation, microstructure, and dielectric and ferroelectric properties were determined as a function of film thickness. For a constant applied field of 150 kV cm−1, remanent polarization decreased progressively from 35 to 17 μC cm−2 as film thickness decreased in the range 10–0.25 μm; values of coercive field were reasonably constant, 18–19 kV cm−1, for films between 2 and 10 μm, but increased sharply below 2 μm, reaching 46 kV cm−1 for a 0.25 μm film. Relative permittivity (εr) decreased from approximately 1400 to approximately 940 with most of the reduction occurring in films less than 2 μm in thickness. These trends are discussed in terms of the presumed influence of interfacial phenomena on the measured electrical response.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 5 , May 1999 , pp. 1852 - 1859
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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