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Varghese, J.; Ghoshal, T.; Deepak, N.; O’Regan, C.; Whatmore, R. W.; Morris, M. A.; Holmes, J. D.
2013
April
Chemistry of Materials
Fabrication of arrays of PZT nanodots via block copolymer self-assembly
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This Article presents a simple methodology for the fabrication of two-dimensional arrays of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) nanodots on n-doped Si substrates via the directed self-assembly of PS-b-PEO block copolymer templates. The approach produces highly ordered PZT nanodot patterns, with lateral widths and heights as small as 20 and 10 nm, respectively, and a coverage density as high as 68 × 109 nanodots cm2. The existence of a perovskite phase in the nanodots was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The piezo-amplitude and ferroelectric domain response obtained from the nanodots, through piezoresponse force microscopy, confirmed the presence of ferroelectricity in the PZT arrays. Notably, PZT nanodots with a thickness 10 nm, which is close to the critical size limit of PZT, showed ferroelectric behavior. The presence of a multi-a/c domain structure in the nanodots was attributed to their polycrystalline nature.
http://pubs.acs.org/journal/cmatex
10.1021/cm303759r
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