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- Title
Growth of highly orientated strontium barium niobate thin films on Si substrates through the sol–gel process using a K: SBN template layer.
- Authors
Ye, Hui; Shen, Zhiru; Mak, C. L.; Wong, K. H.
- Abstract
We report the growth of highly C-axis orientation of Sr x Ba1− x Nb2O6 (SBN) thin films on p-type (100) Si substrates by using a potassium-substituted SBN template layer with the sol–gel method. The crystallization of SBN thin films was found closely related to the potassium ion doping concentration and the postannealing temperature of the K-SBN template layer. Secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis showed that potassium elements were accumulated at the interface of the template layer and silicon substrate. SBN films postannealed at 750 °C with K-SBN template layer has a smaller full width at half maximum of X-ray rocking curve of 2.45° than that of 5.40° for the pure SBN films. By introducing a template layer, the surface morphologies of SBN films fabricated on silicon substrate were greatly improved.
- Subjects
THIN films; STRONTIUM barium niobate; CHEMICAL vapor deposition; SECONDARY ion mass spectrometry; ANNEALING of metals; CRYSTALLIZATION
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science, 2006, Vol 41, Issue 22, p7283
- ISSN
0022-2461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10853-006-0951-5