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Ten Analyses Of Sol-Gel Derived And Sputtered PZT Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Cheng-Chen Hsueh
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Martha L. MeCartney
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Abstract

Ferroelectric PZT thin films were prepared by sol-gel methods and RF magnetron sputtering. Sputtered PZT fast fired at 650° for 30 minutes showed microporosity. For the sol-gel route, solution precursors had a significant effect on the microstructure of the crystalline PZT films. PZT thin films derived from metal-organic precursors dissolved in n-propanol were observed to have large and microporous spherulitic grains on the order of 2 μm and phase separation in acetic acid-catalyzed films. In contrast, PZT precursors originated from alcohol exchanges with 2-methoxyethanols resulted in dense films with fine grains of ∼0.2 μm and clear evidence of ferroelectric domains. The dense sol-gel films possessed superior dielectric and ferroelectric properties.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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