Preparation and properties of (La, Mn) codoped PZT thin films by a MOD method

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Abstract

Polycrystalline and crack-free Pb0.9La0.04(Zr 0.52Ti0.48)0.96Mn0.04O3 (PLMZT) thin films were prepared on LNO/Pt/SiO2/Si and fused silica substrates by a MOD method. PLMZT thin films possess a well-crystallized perovskite structure with (110) preferential orientation. Dielectric constant at 100 kHz is found to be 550. Coercive field and remanent polarization of PLMZT films are 145 kV/cm and 15 μC/cm2 respectively. Leakage current density of Au/PLMZT/LNO/Pt capacitor is 100-200 μA/cm2 at an applied electrical field of 300 kV/cm. The leakage current behavior is electrode-limited in nature. Remanent polarization and saturated polarization decrease about 18% after 108 cycles at 10 V and 100 Hz. The optical transmittance measurements indicate that the absorption edge of PLMZT films is about 285 nm. The band gap energy of PLMZT polycrystalline thin films is 3.82 eV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-98
Number of pages8
JournalIntegrated Ferroelectrics
Volume84
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Keywords

  • Electrical properties
  • LaNiOj
  • Mn and La dopants
  • Optical transmittance
  • PZT films

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