Lr. Zheng et al., EXCIMER-LASER DEPOSITION OF C-AXIS ORIENTED PB(ZR,TI)O-3 THIN-FILMS ON SILICON SUBSTRATES WITH DIRECT-CURRENT GLOW-DISCHARGE, Journal of materials research, 12(5), 1997, pp. 1179-1182
Ferroelectric thin films of Pb(Zr, Ti)O-3 (PZT) were fabricated on pla
tinum-coated silicon using the process of direct-current glow discharg
e assisted laser deposition, where the substrate was electrically grou
nded. The films deposited at 730 degrees C with +800 V discharge volta
ge are oriented mostly with the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate
surface, and exhibit good ferroelectric hysteresis loops. A possible m
echanism for the improvement of the deposition process has been propos
ed.