Grain morphology and cation composition heterogeneity of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 thin films deposited by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition

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Tsu, IF
Bai, GR
Foster, CM
Merkle, KL
Liu, KC
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[1] Argonne Natl Lab, Div Mat Sci, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Water Chem Program, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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10.1557/JMR.1998.0222
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The preferred orientation, grain morphology, and composition heterogeneity of the polycrystalline Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O-3 (PZT) thin films were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and x-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). PZT thin films with nominal x = 0.5 were grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on (110)- and (101)-textured RuO2 bottom electrodes at temperatures less than or equal to 525 degrees C. Columnar grain microstructure with strongly faceted surface morphology was observed in both films. The grain morphology and surface roughness of the PZT films were observed to depend on those of the underlying RuO2 layers. TEM-EDS analysis shows notable cation composition heterogeneity in length scales of 0.2-2 mu m. Pronounced Pb composition deficiency and heterogeneity were also observed in PZT/(110)RuO2 in length scales above 40 mu m. The grain morphology and cation heterogeneity of the PZT films are discussed on the basis of diffusion-limited columnar growth mechanism.
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