Structure-Property Relationships in W Doped (Ba,Sr)TiO(3) Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition on (001) MgO

Abstract

Ba(x)Sr(1-x)TiO3 films (BST) with x=0.5, 0.6, 0.7, containing 1% W, were grown by pulsed laser deposition on MgO (001) substrates in an oxygen pressure from 3 to 500 mTorr, at a substrate temperature of 720 C. The crystal structure of the film, as determined from x-ray diffraction, was fit to a tetragonal distortion of a cubic lattice having two in-plane lattice parameters. The in and out-of-plane lattice parameters c, a, a', and lattice distortion (a/c and a'/c) were calculated from the positions of the measured BST reflections ((004), (024) and (224)). The dielectric properties of the film at 2 GHz were measured using gap capacitors deposited on top of the dielectric film, at room temperature. For all compositions, as a function of the oxygen deposition pressure, a peak in the change in the dielectric constant, as a function of an applied electric field (0 - 80 kV/cm), was observed for films deposited in 50 mTorr of oxygen. Unlike the pure BST, the dielectric Q was insensitive to the oxygen deposition pressure. The largest Kappa-factor (KAPPA=(epsilon(0)-epsilon(V) x Q(0)) for films deposited,from Ba(0.5)Sr(0.4)TiO3 target were observed in a film that had a minimum in-plane strain, where a^a'.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADP013347

Entities

People

  • H. D. Wu
  • J. S. Horwitz
  • N. Navi
  • S. B. Qadri

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitors
  • Communication Systems
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Films
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Partial Pressure
  • Pulsed Lasers
  • Thin Films
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition