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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
The Au / PbZrxTi1-xO3 (PZT) ferroelectrics / YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) superconductor / yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) heterostructures were prepared on Si (100) substrate by KrF excimer laser ablation technique. The x-ray diffraction patterns showed that the PZT films prepared on YBCO / YSZ /Si at 550°C, O2 100 mTorr and a laser energy density of 2 J/cm2(5Hz) are pure perovskite and highly oriented with the (00l) orientation. The polarization (P)-electric field (E) characteristics showed the remanent polarization Pr of 23 µC/cm2 and coercive field Ec, of 35 kV/cm. Pr of the PZT capacitor degraded to one half of initial value after about 1010 switching cycles (50 kHz).