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Substrate dependence in the growth of epitaxial Pb{sub 1{minus}{ital x}}La{sub {ital x}}TiO{sub 3} thin films

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.117160· OSTI ID:385630
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  1. School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 (United States)
  2. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)

The metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique has been applied to the growth of epitaxial Pb{sub 1{minus}{ital x}}La{sub {ital x}}TiO{sub 3} (PLT) thin films with {ital x}=0.28. By first introducing an initial TiO{sub 2} layer, three-dimensional epitaxial PLT films were grown on the (100) surface of MgO substrate. For both KTaO{sub 3} (100) and Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (0001) substrates, heteroepitaxy was achieved without the introduction of TiO{sub 2} as the initial, intervening layer between the PLT film and the substrate. On Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} substrates, PLT films with a [111] preferred orientation were grown with a good epitaxial in-plane relationship. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
385630
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 69; ISSN 0003-6951; ISSN APPLAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English