Electrical Properties and Crystal Structures of Semiconductive Nb-Doped BaTiO3 Thin Film Prepared by MOCVD

D. Nagano*, H. Funakubo, O. Sakurai, A. Saiki, K. Shinozaki, N. Mizutani

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Abstract

Epitaxially grown semiconductive Nb-doped BaTiO3 thin films with a resistivity similar to single crystals were prepared by MOCVD on (001)MgO substrates at 800°C. The smooth surface and grain boundary-free structure were observed. The film had c-axis orientation, and this orientation was caused by the strain from the thermal stress of cubic BaTiO3. The varying of conductivity was attributed to that of the carrier concentration, and the mobility was similar to that of bulk ceramics. The thermal activation energy of the film with 3.1 at% Nb was very small, 0.034 eV, and that was caused by a high carrier concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-174
Number of pages8
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume157-158
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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