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EPSRC Reference: GR/S45034/01
Title: Ferroelectric Thin Films for MEMS - Electrical and mechanical properties
Principal Investigator: Reece, Professor M
Other Investigators:
Bushby, Professor A
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Project Partners:
National Physical Laboratory QinetiQ Servocell (PBT LTD)
Department: Materials
Organisation: Queen Mary University of London
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 October 2003 Ends: 30 September 2006 Value (£): 128,353
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Materials Characterisation Materials Synthesis & Growth
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Electronics
Related Grants:
GR/S45027/01
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Ferroelectric thin films are critical to the emerging nano-technologies of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and nonvolatile ferroelectric memories (feRAMs). Understanding their electromechanical behaviour is essential for both designing devices and ensuring their reliability. The objective of the research is to investigate ferroelectric thin films using nanoindentation methods. This will require the development of models to describe the interaction of complex stress fields with the anisotrpoic properties of the films. The results from this work will improve our understanding of the relationships between the elastic and peizoelectric properties and the processing, microstructure, crystal structure, crystallographic orientation and electrical properties of perovskite FE thin films. Ferroelectric and ferroelectric relaxor compositions will be studied on different crystal substrates (e.g. platinised silison and MgO or SrTiO3 substrates) The work will also provide the elastic and electromechanical data that are required to optimise the design of MEMS devices. The proposed research involves collaboration between QMUL and Cranfield University and brings together considerable expertise to provide new solutions in this increasingly important area.
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