Effect of the electrode layer on the polydomain structure of epitaxial PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3 thin films

作者: S. P. Alpay , V. Nagarajan , L. A. Bendersky , M. D. Vaudin , S. Aggarwal

DOI: 10.1063/1.369670

关键词: OpticsMaterials sciencePulsed laser depositionComposite materialX-ray crystallographyThin filmElectrodeFerroelectricityTransmission electron microscopyDiffractionEpitaxy

摘要: PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3(PZT) thin films with and without La0.5Sr0.5CoO3(LSCO) electrodes were grown epitaxially on (001) SrTiO3 at 650 °C by pulsed laser deposition. The domain structure of the 400 nm thick PZT different electrode layer configurations was investigated x-ray diffraction transmission electron microscopy. c-domain fractions no layer, a 50 between film substrate, layers top bottom found to be equal. Theoretical estimation fraction based minimization energy internal stresses in is good agreement experimental results. This means that depolarizing fields do not affect polydomain film. Calculations in-plane strains lattice parameters LSCO above led conclusion coherently strained match substrate.

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