Imprint effect in PZT thin films at compositions around the morphotropic phase boundary

abstract

Piezoeresponse force microscopy (PFM) and local piezoresponse hysteresis loops were used to study the imprint effect in PbZr1-xTixO3 thin films at compositions around the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). Schottky barriers and mechanical coupling between film-substrate were excluded as origin for the imprint in these films. Comparing the composition dependence of the effective d(33) before poling with some reports in the literature, the existence of point defects such as complex vacancies (and Ti3+ centers is discussed as probable origin for the imprint effect observed here.

keywords

FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS; SELF-POLARIZATION; MECHANISMS; BEHAVIOR

subject category

Materials Science; Physics

authors

Araujo, EB; Lima, EC; Bdikin, IK; Kholkin, AL

our authors

acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude to the Brazilian agencies FAPESP (Projects No 2010/16504-0 and 2007/08534-3) and CNPq (Research grant 305973/2012-6 and Project No 400677/2014-8) for their financial support. Center for Research on Ceramic and Composite materials (CICECO) of the University of Aveiro (PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2013) is also acknowledged for the support.

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