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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Effect of Heating/Cooling Rate and Temperature on Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Sputter-Deposited PZT Thin Films Crystallized by Conventional Furnace Annealing.

Manfred Wich, Jan Helmerich, Philipp Ott, Oliver Ambacher, Stefan Johann Rupitsch

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Manfred WichLaboratory for Electrical Instrumentation and Embedded Systems, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5039-5045
Jan HelmerichLaboratory for Electrical Instrumentation and Embedded Systems, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4886-1091
Philipp OttPower Electronics, Institute for Sustainable Systems INATECH, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-6434-0550
Oliver AmbacherPower Electronics, Institute for Sustainable Systems INATECH, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5193-9016
Stefan Johann RupitschLaboratory for Electrical Instrumentation and Embedded Systems, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4806-9838

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Abstract

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is a widely used material for applications in microsensors, actuators, and transducers. Due to its high piezoelectric coefficient, large dielectric constant, and strong polarization capability near the morphotropic phase boundary (Zr/Ti ≈ 52/48), it is considered one of the most attractive materials for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). These advantageous material properties strongly depend on the PZT layer's microstructure and crystallinity, which are primarily determined by the choice of seed layer, deposition conditions, and the post-deposition annealing treatment that promotes the formation of the PZT's perovskite phase. In this contribution, sputter-deposited PZT thin films were crystallized by conventional furnace annealing (CFA) to evaluate the effect of heating/cooling rates (1 °C·min

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annealing treatmentcharacterization of piezoelectric materialsconventional furnace annealing (CFA)dielectricferroelectric thin filmlead zirconate titanate (PZT)perovskite structureRF magnetron sputter deposition

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PMID42124190
PMCPMC13164774

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