Effect of deposition temperature on the microstructure, ferroelectric and mechanical properties of lead free BCZT ceramic thin films

Prabahar, K and Ramadurai, Ranjit and Srinivas, A and Kamat, S V and Mallesham, B and Niranjani, V L and Praveen, J P and Das, D (2017) Effect of deposition temperature on the microstructure, ferroelectric and mechanical properties of lead free BCZT ceramic thin films. Ceramics International, 43 (6). pp. 5356-5361. ISSN 0272-8842 (In Press)

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Abstract

Thin films of 0.5[Ba0.7Ca0.3TiO3] – 0.5[Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3] (BCZT) ceramics were grown on platinized Si-substrates by pulsed laser deposition using a BCZT ceramic target. The crystal structure, morphology, ferroelectric and mechanical properties of the BCZT films were studied as a function of different deposition temperatures: 600, 650 and 700 °C. The XRD studies confirmed the crystallization of tetragonal structure for all the BCZT films and the crystallinity of these films tend to increase with increase of deposition temperature. The FESEM analysis revealed homogeneous microstructure with columnar grains, particularly at higher deposition temperature. The presence of both dark and bright ferroelectric domains with oppositely polarized states and switching behaviour is evident in the PFM images. The estimated ferroelectric polarization values and mechanical properties such as hardness and elastic modulus showed an increasing trend against deposition temperature.

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Ramadurai, Ranjithttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-0027
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: BCZT thin films; Lead free Piezoelectric; Piezo force microscope; Nanoindentation
Subjects: Materials Engineering > Materials engineering
Divisions: Department of Material Science Engineering
Depositing User: Team Library
Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2017 04:26
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2017 07:14
URI: http://raiith.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/3001
Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.01.032
OA policy: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0272-8842/
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