Effect of Electrodes on Crystallization and Electrical Properties of Ferroelectric Pzt Films Deposited by Rf Magnetron Sputtering

Abstract

AbstractThe electrical properties and crystallization process of Pb(Zr0.4, Ti0.6)O3 or PZT thin films grown by rf magnetron sputtering, from ceramic target, on fiber-textured (111)Pt/TiN/Ti/SiO2/Si and polycrystalline RuOx/SiO2/Si have been studied. It is found that the amorphous as-deposited thin film, processed by rapid thermal annealing (RTA), is transformed to a perovskite PZT at about 700°C. It is pointed out that the “heating rates” to reach 700°C affect the electrical properties of such films: TEM analysis reveal different grain sizes as a function of the heating rate. The XRD show that an oriented (111) PZT is promoted when the film is annealed to the temperatures of 800°C for 5 secondes. For these annealing conditions, the electrical properties of such structure depend strongly on the deposition conditions of PZT. Our process studies show that a thin film PZT deposited on Pt or RuO1.65 at 200°C and 1 Pa argon pressure gives good hysteresis loop with high values of Ps and Pr (about 20 and 30 μC/cm2 on Pt and RuO1.65 respectively) and low leakage current about 10−11 A/cm2 on Pt and 10−6 A/cm2 on RuO1.65.