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Dielectric and Structural Properties of (100) KTa1−xNbxO3 Films Grown on MgO, LaAIO3 and SrTiO3 Substrates by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Wontae Chang ,
Adriaan C. Carter ,
James S. Horwitz ,
Steven W. Kirchoefer ,
Jeffrey M. Pond ,
Kenneth S. Grabowski  and
Douglas B. Chrisey
Wontae Chang
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
Adriaan C. Carter
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
James S. Horwitz
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
Steven W. Kirchoefer
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
Jeffrey M. Pond
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
Kenneth S. Grabowski
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
Douglas B. Chrisey
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6670, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
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Abstract

KTa1−xNbxO3 (KTN) thin films (-6000 Å) were grown on (100) MgO, (100) LaAlO3 (LAO), and (100) SrTiO3(STO) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Deposited films were smooth, single phase and exclusively (100) oriented. KTN films deposited on MgO and LAO substrates were easily cracked after deposition or post deposition heat treatment. The film deformation appeared to be caused by strain due to the lattice mismatch between the film and the substrate. A thin buffer layer of ∼100 Å was used to eliminate the cracking problem. The high volatility of K at the film deposition temperature required excess K to be added to the ablation target. Sintering of the target and post-deposition annealing of the films were done in a sealed Pt coated stainless steel container. Rutherford backscattering showed the films to have a 1 to 1 atomic ratio of K to Ta + Nb. On top of the KTN films, Ag interdigitated capacitors were deposited. Room temperature measurements of capacitance and dielectric loss as a function of bias electric field (0 -80 kV/cm) at 1 to 20 GHz were made. Capacitance and dielectric loss measurements were made as a function of temperature and bias electric field at one MHz and as a function of temperature and frequency at 0V DC bias. The results show the strong potential of KTN for use in frequency agile microwave electronics.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 493: Symposium U – Ferroelectric Thin Film VI , 1997 , 353
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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