Growth of (Ba,Sr)TiO 3 Thin Films by MOCVD: Stoichiometry Effects

Autor: Peter Ehrhart, F. Schienle, S. Regnery, H. Juergensen, Rainer Waser, Fotios Fitsilis, M. Schumacher, W. Krumpen
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Integrated Ferroelectrics. 45:59-68
ISSN: 1607-8489
1058-4587
Popis: (Ba x Sr 1 m x )TiO 3 thin films were deposited in a planetary multi-wafer MOCVD reactor combined with a liquid delivery system using 0.35 molar solutions of Ba(thd) 2 and Sr(thd) 2 and a 0.4 molar solution of Ti(O-i-Pr) 2 (thd) 2 . The film growth on Pt-(111) was investigated within a wide parameter field, e.g., the deposition temperature was varied between 560°C and 650°C, which yields films with microstructures ranging from randomly oriented polycrystalline to perfectly (100)-textured columnar structures. Special emphasis is given to film stoichiometry: starting with (Ba 0.7 Sr 0.3 )TiO 3 the Group-II/Ti content was varied from 0.9 to 1.1 and the Ba content was reduced to the limit of pure SrTiO 3 films. The electrical properties of MIM structures were investigated after deposition of Pt top electrodes. The nominal thickness of the films was varied between 5 and 100 nm and permittivity and leakage current both are shown to depend strongly on the film thickness. These dependencies on the film thickness ...
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