Recently, we have grown epitaxial BaTiO3 films directly on a Si (001) subst
rate using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The films have been characterized
both physically (RHEED, XRD, AFM, SE) and electrically (CV & IV). The films
show streaky RHEED patterns and sharp X-ray diffraction patterns, indicati
ng epitaxial BTO growth. The leakage current is below 1E-8 A/cm2 at 2V. The
CV results show good interface properties. The films exhibit a 0.5V hyster
esis in the CV curves.