Optical and microwave properties of CaBi < inf > 4 < /inf > Ti < inf > 4 < /inf > O < inf > 15 < /inf > ferroelectric thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition

Abstract

Transparent CaBi4Ti4O15 (CBTi) ferroelectric thin films are deposited by pulsed laser deposition method. The structural, optical and microwave dielectric properties were investigated. CBTi thin films had polycrystalline bismuth-layered perovskite structure and exhibited excellent optical properties. The X-ray analysis of the thin film demonstrates the phase formation and crystallinity. The optical transmission studies show that film is transparent in VIS-NIR region with a direct band gap of 3.53 EV. Morphological studies provide surface roughness as 3 mm. Dielectric constant and loss factors were 48 and 0.060 respectively, at 10GHz. These results suggest that CBTi thin films are promising multifunctional materials for applications in optoelectronic and microwave devices.