Abstract
Quasi-amorphous BaTiO3 thin films demonstrate pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity of a magnitude of 5-15% of bulk BaTiO3, despite the fact that X-ray and electron diffraction data do not reveal detectable crystallites in this material. Therefore, the pyroelectric and piezoelectric effects must be attributed to a local dipole ordering, which is induced by the high compressive stress in the films. The non-crystalline films were prepared by passing amorphous BaTiO3 layers deposited on a Si(1 0 0) substrate through a temperature gradient.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-169 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: B |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jun 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | EMRS 2003, Symposium I, Funtional Metal Oxides - Semiconductors - Strasbourg, France Duration: 10 Jun 2003 → 13 Jun 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to express our deepest appreciation to Prof. Oscar Stafsudd of UCLA and Prof. Darrel Schlom of the Penn State University, for very fruitful discussions and help with the data analysis. This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation and US–Israel Binational Science Foundation. I.Z. thanks Israeli ministry of the Immigrant Absorption for the partial support. I.L. is incumbent of the Helen and Milton Kimmelman Carrier Development Chair.
Funding
We would like to express our deepest appreciation to Prof. Oscar Stafsudd of UCLA and Prof. Darrel Schlom of the Penn State University, for very fruitful discussions and help with the data analysis. This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation and US–Israel Binational Science Foundation. I.Z. thanks Israeli ministry of the Immigrant Absorption for the partial support. I.L. is incumbent of the Helen and Milton Kimmelman Carrier Development Chair.
Funders | Funder number |
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US-Israel Binational Science Foundation | |
Israel Science Foundation |
Keywords
- Amorphous state
- Pyroelectricity