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491. Potential barrier increase due to Gd doping of BiFeO3 layers in Nb:SrTiO3-BiFeO3-Pt structures displaying diode-like behavior

Authors: Khassaf, H; Ibanescu, GA; Pintilie, I; Misirlioglu, IB; Pintilie, L

Published: JUN 18 2012, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 100, DOI: 10.1063/1.4729816

The rectifying properties of Nb:SrTiO3-Bi1-xGdxFeO3-Pt structures (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1) displaying diode-like behavior were investigated via current-voltage characteristics at different temperatures. The potential barrier was estimated for negative polarity assuming a Schottky-like thermionic emission with injection controlled by the interface and the drift controlled by the bulk. The height of the potential barrier at the Nb:SrTiO3-Bi1-xGdxFeO3 interface increases with Gd doping. The results are explained by the partial compensation of the p-type conduction due to Bi vacancies with Gd doping in addition to the shift of the Fermi level towards the middle of the bandgap with increasing dopant concentration. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4729816]

492. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of pulsed laser deposited Pb(Zr,Ti)O3-delta

Authors: Dragoi, C; Gheorghe, NG; Lungu, GA; Trupina, L; Ibanescu, AG; Teodorescu, CM

Published: JUN 2012, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, 209, DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201127740

High quality pulsed laser deposited lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films are obtained by pulsed laser deposition on SrRuO3(111) single crystal layers and characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), to determine the surface composition. It is found that a minor amount of Pb forms PbO2 at the surface and also some Pb is included into the contamination layer, in form of a Pb(CO3)2 layer of about 1?nm thickness, occupying about one quarter of the PZT surface. The stoichiometry of the outermost 45?nm layers yielded as PbZr0.25Ti0.80O2.5, which suggest the formation of an oxygen depleted, Brownmillerite-like layer at the surface, of at least 5?nm thickness.

493. Spectroscopic ellipsometry investigations of Eu-doped oxy-fluoride glass and glass-ceramics

Authors: Galca, AC; Preda, N; Secu, CE; Luculescu, CR; Secu, M

Published: JUN 2012, OPTICAL MATERIALS, 34, 1496, DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2012.03.015

Oxyfluoride glass-ceramics in the system SiO2-Al2O3-CaF2-EuF3 containing Eu3+-doped CaF2 nanocrystals were produced by using controlled crystallization of melt-quenched glass. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy data have revealed the formation of CaF2 nanocrystals of about 50 nm size. The Eu3+-dopant ions act as the nucleating agent necessary to initiate the crystallization process. The refractive index is higher in the glass ceramics than in the initial glass and varies as the annealing time increases. Two competitive processes are responsible for this behavior, the crystallization of the CaF2 phase and the decrease of the glass ceramic mass density. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

494. Structure and Magnetic Properties of Nanosized Magnetite Obtained by Glass Recrystallization

Authors: Sandu, V; Nicolescu, MS; Kuncser, V; Popa, S; Pasuk, I; Ghica, C; Sandu, E

Published: JUN 2012, JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 12, 5050, DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.4943

We present the preparation, structural and magnetic properties of nanosized magnetite obtained by the crystallization of a series of Fe-containing borosilicate glasses. Several compositions with the ratio Fe2O3/SiO2 spanning from 0.37 to 0.67 were investigated as a function of two nucleators Cr2O3 and P2O5, respectively, and modifiers and intermediates (Al2O3 and MgO). Mossbauer spectroscopy revealed the degree, the type and the location of disorder induced by a specific composition and nucleators. In addition to magnetite, it was also revealed the presence of large amounts of Fe-rich paramagnetic phases. The magnetic response is analysed in relation with the amount of Fe ions which remain dispersed in the glassy matrix as noninteracting (paramagnetic) ions. We discuss the role of the nucleators on the disorder in both tetrahedral and octahedral sites of the magnetite.

495. Ferroelectric and dielectric multilayer heterostructures based on KTa0.65Nb0.35O3 and Bi1.5-xZn0.92-yNb1.5O6.92-1.5x-y grown by pulsed laser deposition and chemical solution deposition for high frequency tunable devices

Authors: Le Febvrier, A; Deputier, S; Bouquet, V; Demange, V; Ollivier, S; Galca, AC; Dragoi, C; Radu, R; Pintilie, L; Guilloux-Viry, M

Published: MAY 1 2012, THIN SOLID FILMS, 520, 4567, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.10.142

Epitaxial growth of Bi1.5-xZn0.92-yNb1.5O6.92-1.5x-y (BZN) thin films was achieved on (100)(pc) LaAlO3 substrate by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and by chemical solution deposition based on Pechini process. Effect of bismuth and zinc deficiency on the BZN thin films obtained by PLD was discussed, in relation with the starting target composition. Dielectric permittivity and bandgap values were determined from electrical and spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements performed on randomly oriented films grown on Pt/Si substrate. BZN thin films obtained by PLD exhibit, at 100 kHz, a dielectric constant of epsilon(r) = 203 and quite low dielectric losses of tan delta = 5 x 10(-2). Epitaxial ferroelectric - dielectric KTa0.65Nb0.35O3 (KTN) -Bi1.5-xZn0.92-yNb1.5O6.92-1.5x-y (KTN on BZN and BZN on KIN) bilayers were obtained by PLD on (100)(pc) LaAlO3 with the insertion of a suitable buffer layer of KNbO3 in the case of KTN on BZN. Such multilayer heterostructures with an epitaxial growth control of each layer are promising candidates for potential integration in microwave devices. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

496. Catalyst size limitation in vapor-liquid-solid ZnO nanowire growth using pulsed laser deposition

Authors: Marcu, A; Trupina, L; Zamani, R; Arbiol, J; Grigoriu, C; Morante, JR

Published: MAY 1 2012, THIN SOLID FILMS, 520, 4631, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.10.126

Using a pulsed laser deposition system in a plane reflector configuration, we have grown single crystal ZnO nanowires using different gold catalyst quantities and different local particle fluxes. The number of ZnO nanowire over the square micrometer substrate surface proved to depend on both gold quantity and particle flux, in specific conditions. If for a "low particle flux" the nanowire density seems to strongly depend on the gold quantity, for a "high particle flux", the dependence is no longer observable. The results were interpreted in terms of the catalyst absorbed particle concentration dependence on the catalyst droplet size and incident particle flux. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

497. Optical properties of amorphous-like indium zinc oxide and indium gallium zinc oxide thin films

Authors: Galca, AC; Socol, G; Craciun, V

Published: MAY 1 2012, THIN SOLID FILMS, 520, 4725, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.10.194

The paper presents the optical properties of amorphous-like indium zinc oxide and indium gallium zinc oxide thin films with various In/(In + Zn) ratios obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition. Thickness results obtained from simulations of X-ray Reflectivity and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry data were very similar. The dependence of density on stoichiometry resembles the corresponding dependence of the refractive index in the transparency range. A free carrier absorption was noted in the visible spectral range, leading to a weak absorbing thin transparent conductive oxide. On the other hand, the refractive index is smaller than those of based oxides (ZnO and In2O3), and counterbalance therefore the weak light absorption. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

498. Noniterative method for evaluation of the complex material constants of piezoelectric ceramics in the radial vibration mode

Authors: Amarande, L

Published: MAY 2012, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 32, 1104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.11.026

A new noniterative method, for determining the dielectric, piezoelectric and elastic constants, in complex form, for piezoceramic materials, in the radial mode, was proposed. This method uses the standard procedure to determine the elastic compliance and Poisson factor and the measurement of admittance at two frequencies to calculate the dielectric and piezoelectric constants, by solving a system of two equations. The accuracy of the new method was determined for materials with different planar coupling coefficients (k(p) = 2.5-57%) and mechanical quality factors (Q(m) = 20-3000). This method proved to be very accurate for all materials especially for those with large coupling factors. The accuracy of standard method was also evaluated for the same materials. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

499. Study of radiation damage induced by 12 keV X-rays in MOS structures built on high-resistivity n-type silicon

Authors: Zhang, JG; Pintilie, I; Fretwurst, E; Klanner, R; Perrey, H; Schwandt, J

Published: MAY 2012, JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION, 19, 346, DOI: 10.1107/S0909049512002348

Imaging experiments at the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) require silicon pixel sensors with extraordinary performance specifications: doses of up to 1 GGy of 12 keV photons, up to 105 12 keV photons per 200 mu m X 200 mu m pixel arriving within less than 100 fs, and a time interval between XFEL pulses of 220 ns. To address these challenges, in particular the question of radiation damage, the properties of the SiO2 layer and of the SiSiO2 interface, using MOS (metal-oxide-semiconductor) capacitors manufactured on high-resistivity n-type silicon irradiated to X-ray doses between 10 kGy and 1 GGy, have been studied. Measurements of capacitance/conductancevoltage (C/GV) at different frequencies, as well as of thermal dielectric relaxation current (TDRC), have been performed. The data can be described by a dose-dependent oxide charge density and three dominant radiation-induced interface states with Gaussian-like energy distributions in the silicon band gap. It is found that the densities of the fixed oxide charges and of the three interface states increase up to dose values of approximately 10 MGy and then saturate or even decrease. The shapes and the frequency dependences of the C/GV measurements can be quantitatively described by a simple model using the parameters extracted from the TDRC measurements.

500. Structural and piezoelectric characteristics of BNT-BT0.05 thin films processed by sol-gel technique

Authors: Cernea, M; Trupina, L; Dragoi, C; Vasile, BS; Trusca, R

Published: FEB 25 2012, JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 515, 170, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.11.129

Polycrystalline ferroelectric lead-free (Bi0.5Na0.5)(0.95)Ba0.05TiO3 (BNT-NT0.05) thin films have been deposited on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrates by an optimized sol-gel/spin-coating process. The film thermal treated at 700 degrees C is dense and well crystallized in the rhombohedral perovskite phase. The film is composed of polyhedral shaped primary particles with an average size of approximately 35 nm, and has a smooth surface of 4.52 nm root mean square roughness (RMS). The nanoscale electrical properties of the film were investigated by piezoforce microscopy (PFM). The PFM data showed that most of the grains seem to be constituted of ferroelectric multiple domains. The maximum dielectric constant measured at zero bias voltage is about 210 and the leakage current density has a value of about 3 x 10(-5) A/cm(2) at an applied voltage about 8 V. These results indicate that, the BNT-NT0.05 thin film is a promising functional lead-free ferroelectric material. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.