Abstract
Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3 [PZT(40/60)] thin films were deposited onto LaNiO3 (LNO) coated Si substrates by sol-gel technique. Three kinds of gases, air, O2 and N2, were used as the annealing ambient. The effect of the annealing ambient on their structure and ferroelectric properties was investigated. The results showed that both the films annealed in air and O2 were the complete perovskite phase with (1 0 0) preferential orientation, while those annealed in N 2 were random orientation including some pyrochlore phases. As compared with the air ambient, either too much O2 or too much N 2 was detrimental to the ferroelectric properties of PZT films. The difference in structure and ferroelectric properties was mainly associated with the intermediate phases and the concentration of domain pinning centers in the films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-228 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Materials Research Bulletin |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Feb 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- A. Thin films
- B. Chemical synthesis
- D. Crystal structure
- D. Ferroelectricity