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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
A comparative study of microstructure and electrical properties of BaxSr1-xTiO3 films made by single- and multi-target pulsed laser deposition was carried out. The films were epitaxially grown on both LaAlO3 and MgO substrates. The structural properties of all samples were investigated using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The elemental composition of the samples was investigated using energy dispersive X-ray analysis. For electrical properties examination, a simple capacitor structure was patterned on the film surface. Thin films made using both methods exhibit similar structural and electrical properties; however the samples made by a multi-target method underwent phase transition in a broader temperature region. The results prove the possibility of using the multi-target pulse laser deposition as a more flexible method for engineering thin film stoichometry.