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Crystallization behavior of Nd-doped SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering

  • Yibin Li
  • , Sam Zhang*
  • , Weidong Fei
  • , Huili Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Nd-doped SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films are magnetron-sputtered on Pt/Ta/SiO2/Si substrates. The effect of heating rate on crystallization behavior is investigated with conventional furnace annealing (CFA) and rapid thermal annealing (RTA). Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy reveal that the crystallization goes through three stages (phases): amorphous, fluorite and finally Aurivillius. Under RTA, the fluorite-to-Aurivillius transformation starts around 100 °C lower than that under CFA. The reasons behind the transformation temperature drop are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5252-5257
Number of pages6
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume516
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crystallization
  • Phase transformation
  • RTA
  • SBT thin film
  • Structural relaxation

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