FERROELECTRIC FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
To provide a ferroelectric film having improved uniformity in the composition of the film surface and the composition of the entire film, or a manufacturing method thereof. An aspect of the present invention is a ferroelectric film including a ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film; and a ferroelectric crystal film formed on the ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film, by a sputtering method, wherein the ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film is formed by coating a solution having a metal compound containing, in an organic solvent, all of or a part of constituent metals of the ferroelectric crystal film and a partial polycondensation product thereof and by heating the same to be crystallized.
1 . A ferroelectric film, comprising:
a ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film; and
a ferroelectric crystal film formed on said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film, by a sputtering method,
wherein
said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film is formed by coating a solution including a metal compound containing, in an organic solvent, all of or a part of constituent metals of said ferroelectric crystal film and a partial polycondensation product thereof and by heating the same to be crystallized.
2 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 1 , wherein each of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is a Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 film or a (Pb,A)(Zr,Ti)O 3 film, and A includes at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Ca, Sr, Ba, Bi and La.
3 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 2 , wherein, when a result of SIMS analysis of a composition of a surface of said ferroelectric crystal film gives a Pb content of P 1 mol %, a Zr content of Z 1 mol % and a Ti content of T 1 mol % and a result of ICP analysis of a total composition of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film gives a Pb content of P 2 mol %, a Zr content of Z 2 mol % and a Ti content of T 2 mol %, the contents satisfy formulae 1 to 3 below,
0.8× P 2 ≦P 1 ≦1.2× P 2 formula 1
0.8× Z 2 ≦Z 1 ≦1.2× Z 2 formula 2
0.8× T 2 ≦T 1 ≦1.2× T 2 formula 3.
4 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 2 , wherein:
a total thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is from 0.5 μm or more to less than 1.75 μm; and
a composition ratio of Zr to Ti in the whole of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film satisfies a formula 4 below,
51/49≧Zr/Ti≧40/60 formula 4.
5 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 2 , wherein:
a total thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is from 1.75 μm or more to 5 μm or less; and
a composition ratio of Zr to Ti in the whole of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film satisfies a formula 5 below,
54/46≦Zr/Ti≦60/40 formula 5.
6 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 5 , wherein a total thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is 3.5 Um or less.
7 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 1 , wherein said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film has a thickness of 20 nm or more to less than 500 nm.
8 . The ferroelectric film according to claim 1 , wherein said ferroelectric crystal film is oriented in a same plane as that of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film.
9 . A manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film, comprising the steps of:
forming an amorphous precursor film by a method of coating a solution;
forming a ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film, by heating said amorphous precursor film in an oxygen atmosphere to thereby oxidize and crystallize said amorphous precursor film; and
epitaxially growing and forming a ferroelectric crystal film on said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film, by a sputtering method, wherein said solution is a solution containing, in an organic solvent, a metal compound including all of or a part of constituent metals of said ferroelectric crystal film and a partial polycondensation product thereof.
10 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 9 , wherein each of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is a Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 film or a (Pb,A)(Zr,Ti)O 3 film, and A includes at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Ca, Sr, Ba, Bi and La.
11 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 10 , when a result of SIMS analysis of a composition of a surface of said ferroelectric crystal film gives a Pb content of P 1 mol %, a Zr content of Z 1 mol % and a Ti content of T 1 mol % and a result of ICP analysis of a total composition of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film gives a Pb content of P 2 mol %, a Zr content of Z 2 mol % and a Ti content of T 2 mol %, the contents satisfy formulae 1 to 3 below,
0.8× P 2 ≦P 1 ≦1.2× P 2 formula 1
0.8× Z 2 ≦Z 1 ≦1.2× Z 2 formula 2
0.8× T 2 ≦T 1 ≦1.2× T 2 formula 3.
12 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 10 , wherein a temperature in forming said ferroelectric crystal film by a sputtering method is lower than a temperature in oxidizing and crystallizing said amorphous precursor film, by 150° C. or more.
13 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 10 , wherein:
a total thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is from 0.5 μm or more to less than 1.75 μm; and
a composition ratio of Zr to Ti in the whole of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film satisfies a formula 4 below,
51/49≧Zr/Ti≧40/60 formula 4.
14 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 10 , wherein:
a total thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is from 1.75 μm or more to 5 μm or less; and
a composition ratio of Zr to Ti in the whole of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film satisfies a formula 5 below,
54/46≦Zr/Ti≦60/40 formula 5.
15 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 14 , wherein a total thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film and said ferroelectric crystal film is 3.5 μm or less.
16 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 9 , wherein a thickness of said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film is from 20 nm or more to less than 500 nm.
17 . The manufacturing method of a ferroelectric film according to claim 9 , wherein said ferroelectric coated and sintered crystal film is oriented in a same plane as that of said ferroelectric crystal film.