Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique
Abstract
High-throughput synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} (PZT) on single Pt/Ti/SiO{sub 2}/Si substrates was demonstrated using a modified molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. The PZT films exhibited a phase transition from rhombohehdral to tetragonal symmetry as a function of Zr:Ti ratio, across the substrate diagonal. This was consistent with the presence of a morphotropic phase boundary at Zr:Ti ratio of 0.64:0.36, different from the value of 0.53:0.47 observed for bulk ceramics. All points on the films exhibited ferroelectric hysteresis. Results demonstrate the feasibility of high-throughput MBE for deposition of complex ferroelectric oxides, and pave the way for further materials discovery.
- Authors:
- Ilika Technologies Ltd., University of Southampton Science Park, Kenneth Dibben House, Enterprise Road, Chilworth, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 7NS (United Kingdom)
- (United Kingdom)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 20971930
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 20; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2738191; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CERAMICS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DEPOSITION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; HYSTERESIS; LAYERS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OZONE; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PZT; SILICON OXIDES; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS; THIN FILMS
Citation Formats
Anderson, P. S., Guerin, S., Hayden, B. E., Khan, M. A., Bell, A. J., Han, Y., Pasha, M., Whittle, K. R., Reaney, I. M., School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Institute of Materials Research, University of Leeds, Houldsworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT, and Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD. Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.2738191.
Anderson, P. S., Guerin, S., Hayden, B. E., Khan, M. A., Bell, A. J., Han, Y., Pasha, M., Whittle, K. R., Reaney, I. M., School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Institute of Materials Research, University of Leeds, Houldsworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT, & Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD. Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique. United States. doi:10.1063/1.2738191.
Anderson, P. S., Guerin, S., Hayden, B. E., Khan, M. A., Bell, A. J., Han, Y., Pasha, M., Whittle, K. R., Reaney, I. M., School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Institute of Materials Research, University of Leeds, Houldsworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT, and Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD. Mon .
"Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique". United States.
doi:10.1063/1.2738191.
@article{osti_20971930,
title = {Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique},
author = {Anderson, P. S. and Guerin, S. and Hayden, B. E. and Khan, M. A. and Bell, A. J. and Han, Y. and Pasha, M. and Whittle, K. R. and Reaney, I. M. and School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ and School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Institute of Materials Research, University of Leeds, Houldsworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT and Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD},
abstractNote = {High-throughput synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution Pb(Zr{sub 1-x}Ti{sub x})O{sub 3} (PZT) on single Pt/Ti/SiO{sub 2}/Si substrates was demonstrated using a modified molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. The PZT films exhibited a phase transition from rhombohehdral to tetragonal symmetry as a function of Zr:Ti ratio, across the substrate diagonal. This was consistent with the presence of a morphotropic phase boundary at Zr:Ti ratio of 0.64:0.36, different from the value of 0.53:0.47 observed for bulk ceramics. All points on the films exhibited ferroelectric hysteresis. Results demonstrate the feasibility of high-throughput MBE for deposition of complex ferroelectric oxides, and pave the way for further materials discovery.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2738191},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 20,
volume = 90,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Mon May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}
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