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Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr1-xTix)O-3 on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique

Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr1-xTix)O-3 on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique
Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr1-xTix)O-3 on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique
High-throughput synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 (PZT) on single Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates was demonstrated using a modified molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. The PZT films exhibited a phase transition from rhombohehdral (R) to tetragonal (T) symmetry as a function of Zr:Ti ratio, across the substrate diagonal. This was consistent with the presence of a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) at a Zr:Ti ratio of 0.64:0.36, different from the value of 0.53:0.47 observed for bulk ceramics. All points on the films exhibited ferroelectric hysteresis loops. The results demonstrate the feasibility of high-throughput MBE for deposition of complex ferroelectric oxides, and pave the way for further materials discovery, in particular Pb-free piezoceramics.
high-throughput synthesis, lead-zirconate-titanate, raman-spectroscopy, gel, pzt thin-films
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Anderson, P.S.
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Guerin, S.
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Hayden, B.E.
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Bell, A.J.
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Han, Y.
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Pasha, A.
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Whittle, K.R.
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Reaney, I.M.
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Anderson, P.S.
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Guerin, S.
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Hayden, B.E.
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Bell, A.J.
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Han, Y.
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Pasha, A.
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Whittle, K.R.
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Reaney, I.M.
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Anderson, P.S., Guerin, S., Hayden, B.E., Khan, M.A., Bell, A.J., Han, Y., Pasha, A., Whittle, K.R. and Reaney, I.M. (2007) Synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution, Pb(Zr1-xTix)O-3 on a single substrate using a modified molecular beam epitaxy technique. Applied Physics Letters, 90 (20).

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High-throughput synthesis of the ferroelectric solid solution Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 (PZT) on single Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates was demonstrated using a modified molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. The PZT films exhibited a phase transition from rhombohehdral (R) to tetragonal (T) symmetry as a function of Zr:Ti ratio, across the substrate diagonal. This was consistent with the presence of a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) at a Zr:Ti ratio of 0.64:0.36, different from the value of 0.53:0.47 observed for bulk ceramics. All points on the films exhibited ferroelectric hysteresis loops. The results demonstrate the feasibility of high-throughput MBE for deposition of complex ferroelectric oxides, and pave the way for further materials discovery, in particular Pb-free piezoceramics.

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Published date: 2007
Keywords: high-throughput synthesis, lead-zirconate-titanate, raman-spectroscopy, gel, pzt thin-films

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Local EPrints ID: 54230
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/54230
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: 114ecdfb-02dc-4427-89fa-66492f6cb466
ORCID for B.E. Hayden: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-1812

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Date deposited: 31 Jul 2008
Last modified: 12 Dec 2021 02:36

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Author: P.S. Anderson
Author: S. Guerin
Author: B.E. Hayden ORCID iD
Author: M.A. Khan
Author: A.J. Bell
Author: Y. Han
Author: A. Pasha
Author: K.R. Whittle
Author: I.M. Reaney

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