Light controlled resistive switching and photovoltaic effects in ferroelectric 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 thin films
In this work, the structural and ferroelectric properties of 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 (0.5BZT-0.5BCT) thin films deposited at different pulse repetition rates were studied. The films deposited at pulse repetition rate of 1 Hz display the optimum values of ferroelectric polarization an...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43592 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/43592 |
| Summary: | In this work, the structural and ferroelectric properties of 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 (0.5BZT-0.5BCT) thin films deposited at different pulse repetition rates were studied. The films deposited at pulse repetition rate of 1 Hz display the optimum values of ferroelectric polarization and dielectric permittivity and are chosen for the investigation of resistive switching and photovoltaic studies. The Pt/0.5BZT-0.5BCT/ITO capacitors show the electroforming free resistive switching (RS) and is explained based on the polarization modulation of the Schottky barrier at the 0.5BZT-0.5BCT/ITO interface. Furthermore, it is shown that the RS ratio and switching voltage can be tuned with white light illumination. The capacitors display photovoltaic effect with the open circuit voltage ≈0.8 V and the short circuit current density ≈72.6 μAcm−2. The photovoltaic efficiency is found to be ≈0.010% and is greater than that of other perovskite ferroelectric thin films. The underlying mechanism for enhanced RS and photovoltaic effects is highlighted. |
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