Reduction of density of subgrain boundaries and misfit dislocations in epitaxial (001) SrTiO3 thin films: Effect on dielectric tunability

The effect of a YBa2Cu3O7−x buffer layer on the quality of rf magnetron sputtered epitaxial (001) SrTiO3 thin films on a LaAlO3 substrate has been investigated using high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Magnetron sputtered SrTiO3 films generally exhibit a columnar subgrain morphology. B...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 1999-04, Vol.85 (8), p.3976-3983
Hauptverfasser: Ryen, L., Wang, X., Petrov, P., Carlsson, E., Helmersson, U., Olsson, E.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The effect of a YBa2Cu3O7−x buffer layer on the quality of rf magnetron sputtered epitaxial (001) SrTiO3 thin films on a LaAlO3 substrate has been investigated using high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Magnetron sputtered SrTiO3 films generally exhibit a columnar subgrain morphology. By using a 75 nm thick YBa2Cu3O7-x buffer layer the subgrain boundary area was reduced considerably compared to single layer films. Subgrain widths around 130 nm were observed, which corresponded to an 80% reduction of the subgrain boundary area. The density of misfit dislocations was also reduced by 80%. By using a YBa2Cu3O7−x buffer layer, the dielectric tunability increased 30%, to a value of 1.43 (at U=16.5 V/μm, 2 MHz, 77 K). The influence of interfacial strain and misfit dislocations on the subgrain structure, and corresponding effect on the dielectric constant εr, is elucidated.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.370299