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Microstructural Evolution of Epitaxial MgAl2O4 Thin Films Derived From Metal Nitrates and From Metal Alkoxides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Man Faing  and
Michael J. Cima
Man Faing
Affiliation:
Ceramics Processing Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Michael J. Cima
Affiliation:
Ceramics Processing Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
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Abstract

Magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4) is a potential dielectric material in Ba2YCu3O7−x (BYC) devices. In the present study, epitaxial MgAl2O4 films were deposited on (100) SrTiO3 single crystal substrates by pyrolysis of chemical precursors. Two precursors were used: one was a mixed nitrate precursor, and the other was MgAl2(OC3H7)8. Crystallization of MgAl2O4 on lattice-Matched substrates is observed at 700°C. The average surface roughness of these MgAl2O4 films is about 6Å. These chemically-derived MgAl2O4 films have demonstrated the potential for planarization by metalorganic deposition. The relationship between the processing parameters and the surface morphology of these MgAl2O4 films will be discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 317: Symposium B – Mechanisms of Thin Film Evolution , 1993 , 577
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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