PZT Thin Films on Silicon Substrates: Formation and Research of Properties

Abstract:

In this paper, we consider the technological features of the formation of thin ferroelectric films of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) by the method of plasma high-frequency reactive sputtering. The crystal structure, morphology and elemental composition of films deposited on silicon and oxidized silicon substrates are investigated. It is shown that the obtained PZT films have a perovskite structure and are polycrystalline with a predominant crystallite growth in the (110) direction. An automated test bench has been designed and manufactured for measuring the electrophysical parameters of ferroelectric films. The measured CV characteristics of the Ni/PZT/Si structure show the hysteresis caused by the polarization of the PZT film. It is noted that the asymmetry of the dependence of the spontaneous polarization on the applied voltage can be caused by the presence of surface states at the PZT/Si interface.

• Periodical: Nano Hybrids and Composites (Volume 28)
• Pages: 65-70
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/NHC.28.65
• Online since: February 2020
• Authors: Victor V. Petrov*, Yuriy N. Varzarev, Anton S. Kamentsev, Andrey A. Rozhko, Oksana A. Pakhomova
• Keywords: Capacitance, Ferroelectic, Hysteresis, Lead Zirconate Titanate, Polarization, PZT, Thin Films

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