Microstructural And Electrical Characterization Of Barium Strontium Titanate Based Solid Solution Thin Films Deposited On Ceramic Substrates By Pulsed Laser Deposition PDF Download

Ferroelectrics are multicomponent materials with a wealth of interesting and useful properties, such as piezoelectricity. The dielectric constant of the BSTO ferroelectrics can be changed by applying an electric field. Variable dielectric constant results in a change in phase velocity in the device allowing it to be tuned in real time for a particular application. The microstructure of the film influences the electronic properties which in turn influences the performance of the film. Ba(0.6)Sr(0.4)Ti(1-y)(A(3+), B(5+))(y)O3 thin films, of nominal thickness of 0.65 micrometer, were synthesized initially at substrate temperatures of 400 deg C, and subsequently annealed to 750 deg C, on LaAlO3 (100) substrates, previously coated with LaSrCoO conductive buffer layer, using the pulsed laser deposition technique. The microstructural and physical characteristics of the post-annealed thin films have been studied using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and nano indentation and are reported. Results of capacitance measurements are used to obtain dielectric constant and tunability in the paraelectric (T>Tc) regime.