The utility of non-lithographic patterning methods for the integrated
fabrication of prototypical thin-film-device architectures is demonstr
ated. An additive patterning technique based on printed organic thin f
ilms is used to fabricate ferroelectric capacitors consisting of a Pt/
PZT/Pt thin-film structure, where PZT is lead zirconium titanate. This
type of material, which has applications in high performance informat
ion storage, micromachine, and thermal imaging devices, cannot be crea
ted using the conventional fine-scale patterning methods.