Spectroscopic ellipsometry of SrBi 2Ta 2-xNb xO 9 ferroelectric thin films

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Abstract

Optical properties of the ferroelectric thin-film SrBi2Ta2-xNbxO9 (0≤x≤2) solid-solution system were investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry from the infrared to the ultraviolet-visible region. Optical constants and the band-gap energies were determined by multilayer analysis of the respective pseudodielectric functions. With increasing x, it is found that the refractive index slightly increases in the infrared and rises from 2.0 to 2.3 in the visible region, and the band-gap energy shifts from 4.17 to 3.61 eV at room temperature. A possible explanation for the experimental observations, the reduced extension of the Nb 4d orbital, is mentioned.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106106
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume97
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2005

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