Photovoltaic Effect and Optical Properties of Ferroelectric Thin Films Made By Sol-Gel Processing,
Abstract
Ferroelectric thin films including undoped and doped PZT (lead zirconate titanate), BaTiO3 (barium titanate), SBN (strontium barium niobate), KNbO3 (Potassium niobate), PBN (lead barium niobate), KNSBN (potassium sodium strontium barium niobate), and LiNbO3 (lithium niobate) were made on silicon and fused silica substrates by a sol-gel process. A heterojunction effect was observed in ferroelectric thin films on both n-silicon and p-silicon through measurement of I- V characteristics, and by the demonstration of a photocurrent effect. Transparent and preferentially orientated SBN thin films on fused silica substrates can be obtained by applying a d.c. electric field during heat treatment. The films have structural and optical anisotropies as well as photorefractive properties. Two-wave mixing experiment was demonstrated by using these films and a maximum holographic efficiency of near 1 % was obtained.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP006445
Entities
People
- Ching J. Chen
- John Douglas MacKenzie
- N. Desimonr
- Yuhuan Xu
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles