Effect of conductive LaNiO3 electrode on the structural and ferroelectric properties of Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12 films

Ferroelectric Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12 (BLT) films were grown on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si (Pt/Si), LaNiO3/Pt/Si, and LaNiO3/Si substrates using chemical solution deposition technique. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that films grown on conductive LaNiO3 electrodes had higher degree of (117) orientation as compared to that grown directly on Pt/Si substrate. High remanent polarization value (2P(r))similar to 43.14 mu C/cm(2) (E-c of 111 kV/cm) under an applied field of 396 kV/cm was obtained for BLT film on LaNiO3/Pt/Si as compared to a value of 26 mu C/cm(2) obtained for BLT film on Pt/Si directly. There was no degradation in the switchable polarization (P-sw-P-ns) after 10(10) switching cycles. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.