Publication
Title
Stabilizing perovskite thin films by fast deposition and tensile mismatched growth template
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Abstract
Because of its low hysteresis, high dielectric constant, and strong piezoelectric response, Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT) thin films have attracted considerable attention for the application in PiezoMEMS, field-effect transistors, and energy harvesting and storage devices. However, it remains a great challenge to fabricate phase-pure, pyrochlore-free PMN-PT thin films. In this study, we demonstrate that a high deposition rate, combined with a tensile mismatched template layer can stabilize the perovskite phase of PMN-PT films and prevent the nucleation of passive pyrochlore phases. We observed that an accelerated deposition rate promoted mixing of the B-site cation and facilitated relaxation of the compressively strained PMN-PT on the SrTiO3 (STO) substrate in the initial growth layer, which apparently suppressed the initial formation of pyrochlore phases. By employing La-doped-BaSnO3 (LBSO) as the tensile mismatched buffer layer, 750 nm thick phase-pure perovskite PMN-PT films were synthesized. The resulting PMN-PT films exhibited excellent crystalline quality close to that of the STO substrate.
Language
English
Source (journal)
ACS applied materials and interfaces. - -
Publication
2024
ISSN
1944-8244
DOI
10.1021/ACSAMI.3C16241
Volume/pages
16 :10 (2024) , p. 12744-12753
ISI
001176343700001
Pubmed ID
38420766
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Enabling science and technology through European electron microscopy (ESTEEM3).
Smart strategies to break the beam damage limits in transmission electron microscopy.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 29.03.2024
Last edited 04.04.2024
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