A charge-based deep level transient spectroscopy measurement system and characterization of a ZnO-based varistor and a Fe-doped SrTiO3 dielectric

Takafumi Okamoto, Jeffrey Long, Rudeger H.T. Wilke, Joseph Stitt, Russell Maier, Clive A. Randall

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Abstract

A charge-based deep level transient spectroscopy (Q-DLTS) method is applied to provide insights into the electronic behavior near grain boundaries and may provide new insights into mechanisms such as fatigue, degradation, dielectric aging, and dielectric breakdown. Here, we tested the Q-DLTS in both a ZnO varistor material and Fe-doped SrTiO3 materials. Comparisons are made to other data on ZnO varistors, and we obtain very good agreement for the energy levels. The status of deep traps in Fe-doped SrTiO3 dielectrics has been investigated where the relaxation was contrasted in a single crystal and polycrystalline ceramic materials. The relaxation is only observable in the polycrystalline materials, and was absent in single crystal Fe-doped crystals indicating that the deep traps originating from the Schottky barriers at the grain boundaries provide the DLTS signals. The energy associated with this grain boundary trap was found to be 1.26 eV.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number026601
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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