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Interface states of laser ablated BaTiO3 and Ba0.9Ca0.1TiO3 thin films in MFS structure determined by DLTS and C – V technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

P. Victor
Affiliation:
Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
S. Saha
Affiliation:
Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA
S. B. Krupanidhi
Affiliation:
Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Abstract

BaTiO3 and Ba0.9Ca0.1TiO3 thin films were deposited on the p – type Si substrate by pulsed excimer laser ablation technique. The Capacitance – Voltage (C-V) measurement measured at 1 MHz exhibited a clockwise rotating hysteresis loop with a wide memory window for the Metal – Ferroelectric – Semiconductor (MFS) capacitor confirming the ferroelectric nature. The low frequency C – V measurements exhibited the response of the minority carriers in the inversion region while at 1 MHz the C – V is of a high frequency type with minimum capacitance in the inversion region. The interface states of both the MFS structures were calculated from the Castagne – Vaipaille method (High – low frequency C – V curve). Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) was used to analyze the interface traps and capture cross section present in the MFS capacitor. There were distinct peaks present in the DLTS spectrum and these peaks were attributed to the presence of the discrete interface states present at the semiconductor – ferroelectric interface. The distribution of calculated interface states were mapped with the silicon energy band gap for both the undoped and Ca doped BaTiO3 thin films using both the C – V and DLTS method. The interface states of the Ca doped BaTiO3 thin films were found to be higher than the pure BaTiO3 thin films.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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