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Effect of intermediate layer and electrode materials on dielectric and flexoelectric properties of double-layer BST films with parallel structure

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BST films were prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates by spin-coating method and double-layer BST films with parallel structure were designed in order to improve their dielectric and flexoelectric properties. The best dielectric constant 409 and dielectric loss 0.0104 of the single-layer BST film are obtained at 800 °C annealing temperature. The dielectric constant of double-layer BST films with parallel structure almost doubled to about 800. The maximum of equivalent piezoelectric constant of the single-layer BST film is 107 pC/N, while the values reach 198 and 251 pC/N, respectively, for BST1/ZrO2/BST2 and BST1/MgO/BST2 parallel structure films. The flexoelectric properties of BST1/MgO/BST2 films are better than those of BST1/ZrO2/BST2 films. When LSCO is applied as the inner electrode, the dielectric properties of the double-layer BST films are better than those applied Au electrode. The curves of transverse flexoelectric signal of the former are smoother than those of the latter.

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  • Double-layer BST film with parallel structure was designed to improve their dielectric and flexoelectric properties.

  • In double-layer BST films with parallel structure, ZrO2 and MgO are used for intermediate layers to separate two electrode layers. The dielectric and flexoelectric properties of BST1/MgO/BST2 films are better than those of BST1/ZrO2/BST2 film.

  • When LSCO is applied as the internal electrode, the dielectric and flexoelectric properties of the double-layer BST films are better than those applied Au electrode.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province (Grant no. BK2009718), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 11272138), and National Center for International Research on Structural Health Management of Critical Components.

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This study was funded by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province (Grant no. BK2009718), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 11272138), and National Center for International Research on Structural Health Management of Critical Components.

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Dong, W., Liu, J., Jiang, N. et al. Effect of intermediate layer and electrode materials on dielectric and flexoelectric properties of double-layer BST films with parallel structure. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 93, 244–250 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-019-05201-1

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