Laser molecular beam epitaxy and characterization of perovskite oxide thin films
Abstract
More than 10 kinds of perovskite oxide thin films and their heterostructures have been successfully fabricated on SrTiO 3(STO) (0 0 1) substrates by laser molecular beam epitaxy (laser MBE). Measurements of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) reveal that the surfaces and interfaces are Atom-level smooth. The unit cell layers and the lattice structure are perfect. The enhancement of second-harmonic generation (SHG) in BaTiO 3/SrTiO 3 (BTO/STO) superlattices and the thickness dependent structural characteristics of BaTiO 3 (BTO) thin films were observed. The all-perovskite oxide P-N junctions have been successfully fabricated and better I- V curves were observed.
- Publication:
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Journal of Crystal Growth
- Pub Date:
- July 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S0022-0248(01)00930-7
- Bibcode:
- 2001JCrGr.227..929Y