Enhanced tunable dielectric properties of Ba0.5Sr 0.5TiO3/Bi1.5Zn1.0Nb 1.5O7 multilayer thin films by a sol-gel process

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Abstract

Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3(BST)/Bi 1.5Zn1.0Nb1.5O7(BZN) multilayer thin films were prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates by a sol-gel method. The structures and morphologies of BST/BZN multilayer thin films were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscope. The XRD results showed that the perovskite BST and the cubic pyrochlore BZN phases can be observed in the multilayer thin films annealed at 700 °C and 750 °C. The surface of the multilayer thin films annealed at 750 °C was smooth and crack-free. The BST/BZN multilayer thin films annealed at 750 °C exhibited a medium dielectric constant of around 147, a low loss tangent of 0.0034, and a relative tunability of 12% measured with dc bias field of 580 kV/cm at 10 kHz.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)789-792
Number of pages4
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume520
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2011

Keywords

  • Dielectric materials
  • Multilayer thin films
  • Rapid thermal annealing
  • Sol-gel process
  • Tunable dielectric properties

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