Ferroelectric Properties of Tri-glycine Sulphate Thin Films

Abstract
Thin film of TGS between 1300 Å and 1.6 μ have been deposited by a spinning technique on A1Mg discs at low temperatures. The crystalline texture is radially spherulitic with the c-axes being confined in the plane of the substrate. The ferroelectric hysteresis curves show a maximum saturation polarization Ps of 2μC/cm2 at 60 Hz and a coercive voltage of 1.8 V. The Curie temperature of the films with metal electrodes was 51±1 °C and the small signal relative dielectric constant was 35. The S-curves show that a 10-V pulse of 10 μsec duration can switch 100% of the 60-Hz polarization. The retention was measured for times up to one second, and appeared to be relatively constant at that time interval and beyond. The built-in bias associated with the work function of the top electrode was observed by C-V measurements.
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