Abstract
BaTiO3 (BTO) thin films of 100 nm were grown on Si substrates buffered with LaNiO3 (LNO) layers with various thicknesses. X-ray diffraction and strain analysis demonstrate that the BTO film grown on the LNO of 600 nm is in an in-plane compressive strain state. The remnant polarization of 10.2 mu C/cm(2) obtained for the film also indicates the presence of the compressive strain state. However, dielectric measurement reveals a phase transition temperature of 100 degrees C, lower than the typical value of 120 degrees C. The result is discussed in terms of the stiffening of soft mode in the center of Brillouin zone. The corresponding domain configuration is also investigated. (C) 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2511-2516 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi a-Applications and Materials Science |
Volume | 207 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- BaTiO3
- ferroelectrics
- LaNiO3
- strain
- phase transitions
- thin films
- PULSED-LASER DEPOSITION
- FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES
- DIELECTRIC-PROPERTIES
- DOMAIN FORMATION
- BUFFER LAYERS
- SI
- HETEROSTRUCTURES
- CAPACITORS
- THICKNESS
- SI(001)