Comparison between the ferroelectric/electric properties of the PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 films grown on Si (100) and on STO (100) substrates
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Ferroelectric/electric properties of PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 (PZT) thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on two different substrates, Si (001) and SrTiO3 (STO) (001), were comparatively analyzed. The structural characterization has revealed the epitaxial relationship between the grown layers and the two types of substrates, with larger density of structural defects for the films deposited on Si (001) with buffer STO layer. The ferroelectric/electric properties are also different, with lower remnant polarization (about half of the value obtained on STO substrate), higher dielectric constant (about two times larger), and lower leakage current (about two orders of magnitude lower) for the PZT films deposited on Si (001) compared to those deposited on (001) STO substrates. Nevertheless, the results show that the use of a STO buffer layer on Si can be a solution to obtain good quality PZT capacitor structures without using expensive single-crystal oxide substrates. In this way, applications based on PZT capacitors (e.g. non-volatile memories, pyroelectric detectors, light switches, etc.) would be more easily integrated directly on Si wafers.
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OpenAlex topics: Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials · Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides · Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
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