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Process for making sol-gel deposited ferroelectric thin films insensitive to their substrates

US5198269A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1989
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC04B2111/90
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for producing a thin film of a ferroelectric perovskite material having the steps of providing a first substrate; depositing a first layer of a sol-gel perovskite precursor material wherein the crystallization of this precursor material to the pervoskite phase is insensitive to the first substrate; depositing a second layer of a sol-gel perovskite precursor material wherein the crystallization is sensitive to the first substrate; and heat-treating the deposited layers to form ferroelectric perovskites. A heat treatment step to form perovskites may optionally follow the deposition of the first layer. The first layer of sol-gel perovskite precursor material is selected to produce a perovskite upon heat treatment of: lead titanate (PbTiO.sub.3), or strontium titanate (SrTiO.sub.3). The second layer of sol-gel perovskite precursor material is selected to produce a perovskite upon heat treatment of: lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr,Ti)O.sub.3), lead zirconate (PbZrO.sub.3), lead lanthanum titanate ((Pb,La)TiO.sub.3), lead lanthanum zirconate ((Pb,La)ZrO.sub.3), lead lanthanum zirconate titanate ((Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O.sub.3), lead magnesium niobate (Pb(Mg.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3)O.sub.3), le…

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