Abstract
K3Li2Nb5O15 (KLM) thin films were prepared using an rf-magnelron sputtering technique with a sintered ceramic target containing 60mol% and 30mol% excess K and Li, compared with sloichiomctric KLM, respectively. In this experiment the optimum sputtering conditions were an rf power of 100W, a working pressure of ISOmTorr, and a substrate temperature of 600°C. When KLN was grown on a Pl/Ti/SiO2/Si(100) substrate at a temperature of 600°C with 150 mTorr, the thin film KLN was (OOl)-orientcd with diffraction peaks from the (311) plane. The re-vaporization of the volatile clement on the substrate was successfully suppressed by increasing the sputtering pressure. In this work 4-fold grains of KLN thin film and the growth mechanism of 4-fold symmetric grains were both observed for the first time.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6483-6486 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- 4-fold symmetry
- KLN
- Preferred orientation
- Tetragonal tungsten-bronze
- Thin film