Cubic and pseudocubic perovskite films on perovskite substrates are used to study the influence of the lattice mismatch on the epitaxial growth of thin films on substrates of the same structure. For the growth of the films, a metalorganic deposition route (MOD) using 2-ethylhexanoates and neodecanoates as precursors, was developed. The decomposition of the precursors was investigated with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The films were spin-coated on ...
Cubic perovskite films with different compositions were grown on perovskite substrates to investigate the influence of a large lattice mismatch on growth phenomena via the chemical solution deposition method, using toluene solutions of different 2-ethylhexanoates and neodecanoates. The films were pyrolyzed to crystallize the perovskite of the desired composition and then heated to 1000 deg C to promote epitaxial grain growth. Pole figures obtained via X-ray diffraction as well as ...
CaO thin films were grown on (001) MgO single crystal substrates by a chemical solution deposition method to study the influence of a relatively high lattice mismatch (14%) on the epitaxial growth. In order to minimize an influence of a different crystal structure and chemistry between film and substrate, film and substrate were chosen to have the same structure (NaCl) and a similar chemistry. The films were heat treated until ...