The hydrothermal method to deposit lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin
film is anew method reported by Tsurumi et al. in 1991. This method co
nsists of two linked processes. We have found that the film deposited
by the first process is not PZT but separated lead zirconate (PZ) and
lead titanate (PT). In this paper, we report that a PZT thin film was
successfully deposited by a single process. The chemical construction
and composition of the film were analyzed. The Zr/(Zr+Ti) ratio of the
PZT film was controlled by changing the ionic composition of the solu
tion.