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Influence of oxygen partial pressure on magnetron sputtered Sr0.8Nd0.3Bi2.5Ta2O9+x ferroelectric thin films

  • Yibin Li
  • , Sam Zhang*
  • , Thirumany Sritharan
  • , Yang Liu
  • , T. P. Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

During magnetron sputtering deposition of SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films, oxygen gas is introduced in the deposition chamber to compensate the oxygen loss during sputtering. In this paper, the influence of oxygen partial pressure is systematically investigated in sputtering of Sr0.8Nd0.3Bi2.5Ta2O9+x thin films, using X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The studies confirm that at various oxygen partial pressure Nd3+ ions substitute into the bismuth layered perovskite structure, preferentially at the Sr2+ site. The deposition rate, composition, microstructure and polarization properties of the films highly depend on the oxygen partial pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)549-554
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume457
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Jun 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Magnetron sputtering
  • Oxygen partial pressure
  • Polarization property
  • SrBiTaO thin film
  • Substitution

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