Growth and characterization of ferroelectric LaTiO3.5 thin films

被引:34
作者
Fompeyrine, J [1 ]
Seo, JW
Locquet, JP
机构
[1] IBM Corp, Div Res, Zurich Res Lab, CH-8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
[2] Univ Neuchatel, Inst Phys, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
关键词
films; electron microscopy; X-ray methods; ferroelectric properties; perovskites;
D O I
10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00463-4
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Depending upon the oxygen content x, LaTiO3+x can be a semiconductor, a metal, or a ferroelectric at room temperature. Using a thin-film approach, it is in principle possible to adjust the oxygen content in the growth direction and thus tune the electronic properties within the same sample. We report here on a systematic study of the epitaxial growth of LaTiO3.5 films on SrTiO3 (110) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. The epitaxial behaviour and the growth mechanism of these films have been investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction analysis. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Limited. All rights reserved.
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页码:1493 / 1496
页数:4
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