A new technique is proposed for preparing lead titanate ferroelectric films
. The technique involves a solid-phase reaction in an oxygen environment be
tween titanium and lead layers deposited on a substrate. The thicknesses of
the component films being deposited are chosen based on the stoichiometric
ratio in the compound to be synthesized. The composition and structure of
the film obtained are checked by x-ray phase analysis. The films exhibit a
dielectric hysteresis loop and a temperature dependence of the permittivity
characteristic of ferroelectrics. A study has been made of the temperature
and thickness dependences of the film coercive field. They also are shown
to follow a pattern typical of ferroelectrics. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/ Interp
eriodica".