Thin Solid Films, Vol.402, No.1-2, 307-310, 2002
Structural and dielectric properties of Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 thin films grown on thin Bi layer-coated Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates
In this work, the growth and study of dielectric properties of Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 (BST) thin films grown on thin Bi layer coated Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates, depending on thin Bi layer thickness is reported. The BST thin film (thickness 180 nm) grown on 10-nm-thick Bi layer exhibited more improved structural and dielectric properties than that grown on bare Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2/Si substrate. The 10-nm-thick Bi layer in optimum configuration was effective for the grain growth of BST phase and suppressed the formation of the oxygen-deficient layer at the interface between the BST thin film and bottom electrode, which resulted in an increase in dielectric constant and a decrease in leakage current density of the Pt/BST thin film/Pt capacitor.