SPM studies of ferroelectric nanostructures prepared by a microemulsion-assisted method onto substrates

Ferroelectric PbTiO3 nanostructures have been fabricated using two different procedures that involve microemulsions and Chemical Solution Deposition onto Pt/TiO2 /SiO2/(100)Si substrates. The first procedure enables the fabrication of structures with controlled size and shape, as observed by Atomic...

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Autores: Torres Sancho, María, Calzada, M. L., Rodríguez, Brian, Alexe, Marin, Pardo, Lorena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/41038
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/41038
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanostructure
Nanoestructura
Microemulsion
Microemulsión
Integration
Integración
Ferroelectric
Ferroeléctrico
Lead
Titanate
Plomo
Titanato
SPM
Microscopía
Piezoelectric
Piezoeléctrico
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Sumario:Ferroelectric PbTiO3 nanostructures have been fabricated using two different procedures that involve microemulsions and Chemical Solution Deposition onto Pt/TiO2 /SiO2/(100)Si substrates. The first procedure enables the fabrication of structures with controlled size and shape, as observed by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) topography and computer assisted quantitative analysis, while the second procedure, in addition, yields very small (≈ 20 nm) isolated, ferroelectric nanoislands. The ferroelectric character of the nanostructures is demonstrated using Piezoelectric Force Microscopy (PFM). The ferroelectric properties depend on the height of the nanostructures, showing a strong pinning layer effect for the smaller ones, revealed by the asymmetry of the piezoelectric hysteresis loops.