In situ X-ray studies of metal organic chemical vapor deposition of PbZrxTi1 - xO3

R. V. Wang, F. Jiang, D. D. Fong, G. B. Stephenson, P. H. Fuoss, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, K. Latifi, C. Thompson

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Abstract

In situ synchrotron X-ray scattering and fluorescence techniques were used to simultaneously observe the evolution of the strain and composition of a growing crystal surface in real time. Control of the X-ray incidence angle allows us to obtain high surface sensitivity. We studied metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of epitaxial PbZrxTi1 - xO3 (PZT) onto SrTiO3 (001) substrates under various growth conditions. We observe a strong increase in Zr incorporation as strain relaxation occurs, consistent with the effect of compositional strain on the thermodynamic driving force for growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5593-5596
Number of pages4
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume515
Issue number14 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - May 23 2007
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was supported by the U. S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357.

FundersFunder number
U. S. Dept. of Energy
Office of Science
Basic Energy SciencesDE-AC02-06CH11357

    Keywords

    • Alloy oxides
    • Depth profiling
    • Organometallic vapour deposition
    • Surface composition
    • X-ray scattering

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