Ferroelectric thin film and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

A ferroelectric thin film includes lead titanate including La and at least an element which forms a six-coordinate bond with oxygen atoms and which is selected from the group consisting of Mg and Mn. The ferroelectric thin film is imparted with a high c-axis orientation while the film is formed without a polarization process. The ferroelectric thin film is manufactured by the steps of: positioning a MgO single crystal substrate disposed in advance with a foundation platinum electrode by a sputtering method on the surface of a substrate heater, exhausting a chamber, heating the substrate by a substrate heater, letting in sputtering gases Ar and O2 through a nozzle into the chamber, and maintaining a high degree of vacuum. Then, high frequency electric power is input to a target from a high frequency electric power source to generate plasma, and a film is formed on the substrate. In this way, a ferroelectric thin film containing, for example, [(1-x).Pb1-yLayTi1-y/4O3+x.MgO], where x=0.01 DIFFERENCE 0.10 and y=0.05 DIFFERENCE 0.25 can be manufactured.