Ferroelectricity of ultrathin ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett polymer films on conductive LaNiO3 electrodes

  • S. Z. Yuan
  • , X. J. Meng
  • , J. L. Sun
  • , Y. F. Cui
  • , J. L. Wang
  • , L. Tian
  • , J. H. Chu

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Abstract

LaNiO3 (LNO) films with a surface roughness rms of 0.384 nm and a sheet resistance of about 200 Ω were prepared on SrTiO3 and Si/SiO2 substrates respectively by rf magnetron sputtering technique. The surface of LNO on Si/SiO2 substrate is smoother than that on SrTiO3 substrate. A nominal 2-monolayer (ML) poly(vinylidenefluoride- trifluoroethylene) film with a thickness of about 3 nm was deposited on LNO coated Si/SiO2 substrate by Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technology. Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) measurements show that the LB films demonstrate an obvious feature of polarization switching and good voltage durability. The results suggest that the ultrathin polymer films may be utilized to explore ferroelectric tunnel junctions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1989-1991
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume65
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ferroelectric tunnel junctions
  • Ferroelectricity
  • LB films
  • LaNiO films

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